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R fisher test two condition significantly different

I have two condition data with two replicates.

condition1     condition2
rep1     1.729305     17.13960   
rep2     2.960495     18.59945

How can I test is the condition1 diff with condition2 significantly with fisher's test.

r fisher test
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updated by Michael Dondrup Michael Dondrup • written by zqs1631 • zqs1631

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Hi zqs1631,

I don't see a direct connection to bioinformatics but, assuming you have a biological problem, anyhow the short answer is: You cannot. Fisher's exact test is for counts (discrete random variables), your data implies fractional values. Fisher's exact test does not apply here, you could try t-test instead. Note that for all reasonable biological experiments, 3 replicates is the absolute minimum, and often many more are required.

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written by Michael Dondrup Michael Dondrup

Hi, I agree with that answer and I just wanted to add that doing stats on 2 replicates makes no sense. Even if you get a significant result it doesn't mean anything in this case. Prefer to just make a graph and discuss the biological significance of this difference rather that the statistical difference.

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