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Table 1 Statistical comparison of linear and exponential models (from [49]). Cases A–C were linear regressions of the original data on rectangular coordinates; case D was a linear regression of the logarithm of the original data, so that the fit to an exponential case was tested.

From: Distinguishing between linear and exponential cell growth during the division cycle: Single-cell studies, cell-culture studies, and the object of cell-cycle research

Case

Points analysed (no. of parameters)

Segment analysed

r 2 value

A

11 (two)

First linear segment

0.99850

B

13 (two)

Second linear segment

0.99888

C

24 (three)

Two linear segment spline

0.99959

D

24 (two)

Single exponential

0.99935