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Be more explicit on phred scale definition.
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jkbonfield committed Aug 19, 2021
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Expand Up @@ -167,8 +167,9 @@ \subsection{Terminologies and Concepts}
between the 3rd and the 7th bases inclusive is $[2,7)$. The BAM, BCFv2, BED,
and PSL formats are using the 0-based coordinate system.

\item[Phred scale] Given a probability $0<p\le 1$, the phred scale of $p$
equals $-10\log_{10}p$, rounded to the closest integer.
\item[Phred scale] Given a probability $0<p\le 1$ of an erroneous
call, the phred scale of $p$ equals $-10\log_{10}p$, rounded to the
closest integer.

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