Data Analysis and Fig./Table Preparation – Exercise
NTU BIME
Homework Assignment
(a) Hand your homework to the TA on March 27 (delay is not acceptable). (b) Print your homework
on A4-size paper in either a grayscale or black-and-white format with a cover page noted your name,
student ID number, and advisor’s name. (c) This is a personal homework assignment. Although
discussion and study group are encouraged, copycat is not acceptable and regarded dishonorable. (d)
Your homework will finally be delivered to your advisor.
Problem 1. Use a standard table that compares the most important 6-10 reported papers in
your research field with the emphasis of performance and scientific merits. Give a suitable
table legend as well. Below is an example.
Reference: Sensors 2012, 12, 5996-6022; doi:10.3390/s120505996
Problem 2. Use a cartoon drawing like the following example to illustrate the creative, unique
and novel idea of your research. Give a suitable figure legend, too.
1
Data Analysis and Fig./Table Preparation – Exercise
NTU BIME
Problem 3. Provide an X-Y scatter plot with a fitted curve that compares your experimental
data with either an existed physical law or an empirical model. You will determine the
parameters from the fitting process and obtain a R2 value to tell you if the fitting is reasonable
or not. Figure caption should be included, too. Below is an example.
Note: The data points were extracted from a batch of raw data first and then were fitted with the
well-known Michaelis-Menten equation in textbooks. Imax and K’M were determined to be 17.2
mAcm-2 and 130.1 mM (R2 = 0.9794).
Reference: C.-M. Yu et al. / Biosensors and Bioelectronics 25 (2010) 2515–2521
2