Method 1 to calculate the SEM

SEM =

OR
Method 2 to calculate the SEM

SEM =

How to control the number of decimal places?

 Replicate Number

Replicate 1
Replicate 2
Replicate 3
Replicate 4
Replicate 5
Mean

enter =(mean-D4)^2 + (mean-D5)^2 + (mean-D6)^2 + (mean-D7)^2 + (mean-D8)^2

enter =Answer / (n(n-1)
enter =SQRT(D12)

enter = STDEV (select all samples in category)

enter = SQRT of Answer
enter STDEV / SQRT

r of decimal places?
 Percentage Seed Germination
Control Exposure to Light
(Darkness) (500 µEinstein m–2 s–1)

0 62
8 81
13 77
4 86
11 68
7.2 74.8

110.8 378.8
5.54 18.94
2.35372045918796 4.35201102939779

5.26307894677631 9.73139250056228
2.23606797749979 2.23606797749979
2.35372045918796 4.35201102939778
 10 30
Mean root length (mm) Sunflower 10 20
SEM 2.5 3.75
Clover 5 10
SEM 1.25 2.5

60

55 Sunflower
Polynomial
50 (Sunflower)

45

40

Mean root length (mm)

35

30

25

20

15

10

0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 7

Fertilizer

Light intensity (photons/cm

50 100 200
Mean rate of photosynthesis (mg O2/cm2*s) 10 30 65
SEM 5 12.5 10

120
110
hotosynthesis (mg O2/cm2*s)

100
90
80
70
60
50
40
 100

Mean rate of photosynthesis (mg O2/cm2

90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
0 100 200 300

Light intensity (pho

Temperature (°C)
5 10 15
Mean rate of photosynthesis (mg O2/cm2*s) 30 60 50
SEM 10 7.5 10

110

100

90
Mean rate of photosynthesis (mg O2/cm2*s)

80

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45

Temperature (°C)

Temperature (°C)
 5 10 15
Mean rate of root growth (mm/day) 155 160 170
SEM 5 10 5

200
180

Mean rate of root growth (mm/day)

160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
Temperature (°C)
 Fertilizer Concentration (mg/L)
50 70 90 110 130 150
37.5 45 52.5 55 50 45
5 3.75 1.25 7.5 3.75 3.75
20 27.5 32.5 34 35 32.5
3.75 2.5 6.25 5 3.75 2.5

flower
nomial
nflower)

30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160

Fertilizer Concentration (mg/L)

ht intensity (photons/cm2*s)
300 400 500 600
90 105 107.5 105
10 12.5 17.5 10
 100 200 300 400 500 600

Light intensity (photons/cm2*s)

mperature (°C)
20 25 30 35 40
75 62.5 90 75 85
15 17.5 10 10 20

110

100

90
Mean rate of photosynthesis (mg O2/cm2*s)

80

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

0
5 30 35 40 45 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45

°C) Temperature (°C)

mperature (°C)
 20 25 30 35 40
175 172.5 170 165 155
5 5 10 10 5

180

Mean rate of root growth (mm/day)

175

170

165

160

155

150

145
20 25 30 35 40 45 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45

mperature (°C) Temperature (°C)

40 45
 Mean # seeds per g plant tissu
Clover 2
Plant species Wheat 5.5
Sunflower 8.5
Corn 7.5
Canola 3.5

10

Mean # seeds per g plant tissue

0
Clover Wheat Sunflower Corn Canola

Plant species

Mean # seeds per g plant tissue

Spring
Clover 2
Plant species Wheat 5.5
Sunflower 8.5
Corn 7.5
Canola 3.5

12
Spring Summer

10
s per g plant tissue

6
 Spring Summer

10

Mean # seeds per g plant tissue

8

0
Clover Wheat Sunflower Corn Canola

Plant species
 SEM 12
0.5
1
0.75
10
0.5
1

0
Clover Wheat
flower Corn Canola

pecies

plant tissue 12
SEM Summer SEM
0.5 1.5 0.25
1 6 0.5 10
0.75 10.5 1
0.5 9 0.5
1 3.5 0.5 8
Axis Title

6
Spring Summer

2
 Spring Summer

Axi
4

0
0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3
Axis Title

ower Corn Canola

cies
Wheat Sunflower Corn Canola

Spring Summer
2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5
Axis Title
anola