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136Artificial Insemination in Farm Animals4.03.53.02.5CV (%)2.01.51.00.50.00 50 100 150 200 250 300 350mean c (M/ml) - photometerFig. 1. Coefficient of variation (CV) versus mean sperm count for the photometer methodMean counts were calculated as the average of six parallel counts for each sampleCV (%)1816141210864200 50 100 150 200 250 300 350mean c (M/ml) - Makler chamberFig. 2. Coefficient of variation (CV) versus mean sperm count determined by the Maklerchamber methodMean counts were calculated as the average of six parallel counts for each sample
Evaluation of a New Method and Diagnostic Test in Semen Analysis 1372.3.5 Method agreement between Mackler chamber and photometerWe were interested in assessing the similarity between sperm counts measured with Maklerchamber and photometer, so we compared pairs of measurements. For this purpose, wecalculated the differences between pairs of measurements of sperm counts – by Maklerchamber and photometer – obtained by each method for each sperm sample.The mean percentage bias between methods was – 0.6 6.9 %. The scatter of the points liesin the interval –15 to 15 % (Fig. 3), which is in the range of satisfactory between-runreproducibility of the assay. From the absolute bias plot (Fig. 4) it is also evident that thescatter is random, indicating that the size of the difference between sperm counts obtainedby two methods is not related to the size of the counts. Thus, no proportional bias has beendetected. Average absolute bias was close to zero (–1.092 15.237 M/ml). Sperm countsobtained with Makler chamber and photometer agree; 90% of the differences lie within thelimits of agreement (Fig. 4), confirming that the level of agreement between the methodswas satisfactory. Therefore, measurements of sperm concentration with photometer andcounting chamber techniques are equally appropriate for estimating sperm counts.Using scatter diagrams with regression lines fitted, we established that the pairedmeasurements, sperm counts obtained with Makler chamber and with photometer, wereclose to the line of equality. Deming regression was used to solve the problem of describingthe relationship between sperm counting with methods, both measured with error.Deming’s method gives only a single regression line, whether x or y is used as the‘’independent variable’’ (Fig. 5).The estimated intercept for the regression line, 4.7069 M/ml, does not differ much fromzero. The estimated regression equation indicates that the points are close to the line ofequality, i.e. the 45 line and SE of the slope (0.0600) indicates that there is almost nopivoting of the line about central point through the means of x and y.4530perentage bias (%)150-15-30-450 50 100 150 200 250 300 350mean c(M/ml) Makler - photometerFig. 3. Relative bias plot of sperm concentration obtained by Makler chamber versusconcentration obtained by photometer
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