| |
50% CLs
|
80% CLs
|
90% CLs
|
No. Samples (k)
|
Lower
|
Upper
|
Lower
|
Upper
|
Lower
|
Upper
|
| 1 |
0.836 |
1.306 |
0.698 |
1.635 |
0.629 |
1.884 |
| 2 |
0.874 |
1.195 |
0.767 |
1.392 |
0.711 |
1.530 |
| 3 |
0.893 |
1.153 |
0.802 |
1.302 |
0.753 |
1.405 |
| 4 |
0.905 |
1.129 |
0.824 |
1.254 |
0.780 |
1.337 |
| 5 |
0.914 |
1.113 |
0.840 |
1.222 |
0.799 |
1.294 |
| 6 |
0.921 |
1.102 |
0.852 |
1.199 |
0.814 |
1.263 |
| 7 |
0.926 |
1.094 |
0.862 |
1.182 |
0.826 |
1.240 |
| 8 |
0.930 |
1.087 |
0.869 |
1.169 |
0.836 |
1.222 |
| 9 |
0.934 |
1.081 |
0.876 |
1.158 |
0.844 |
1.207 |
10
|
0.937
|
1.077
|
0.882
|
1.149
|
0.851
|
1.195
|
|
| Abbreviations: CL, confidence limit; k, number of samples from a future
subject; TSperm, total number of sperm per ejaculate. |
| aEstimated by method 1, assuming that the new observed value for TSperm/h is
1.00. Multiplying the average observed TSperm/h abstinence for future samples
by the appropriate pair of factors will provide CLs for that individual. These
values are compared with those calculated by other methods in Supplemental
Table 1. |
|
