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. 2023 Jan 9;10(1):1. doi: 10.1186/s40643-022-00616-1

Table 6.

Analysis of variance (ANOVA) for the response surface quadratic model for removal of the levofloxacin by (a) nZVI and (b) CuONPs

Source(a) Sum of squares df Mean square F-value p-value
Model 2067.52 14 147.68 134.89 ?<?0.0001 Significant
A-ph 647.83 1 647.83 591.72 ?<?0.0001
B-con 123.39 1 123.39 112.71 ?<?0.0001
C-dose 48.12 1 48.12 43.95 ?<?0.0001
D-time 183.61 1 183.61 167.71 ?<?0.0001
AB 7.90 1 7.90 7.21 0.0178
AC 0.2070 1 0.2070 0.1891 0.6703
AD 31.58 1 31.58 28.85 ?<?0.0001
BC 3.52 1 3.52 3.21 0.0948
BD 21.86 1 21.86 19.96 0.0005
CD 7.70 1 7.70 7.03 0.0190
A2 897.99 1 897.99 820.22 ?<?0.0001
B2 11.69 1 11.69 10.68 0.0056
C2 4.43 1 4.43 4.05 0.0639
D2 91.33 1 91.33 83.42 ?<?0.0001
Residual 15.33 14 1.09
Lack of fit 14.08 10 1.41 4.51 0.0799 Not significant
Pure error 1.25 4 0.3123
Cor total 2082.85 28
Std. Dev 1.05 R2 0.9926
Mean 70.80 Adjusted R2 0.9853
C.V. % 1.48 Predicted R2 0.9601
Adeq precision 39.3323
Source (b) Sum of squares df Mean square F-value p-value
Model 3094.40 14 221.03 49.97 ?<?0.0001 Significant
A-ph 1144.26 1 1144.26 258.67 ?<?0.0001
B-con 599.25 1 599.25 135.47 ?<?0.0001
C-dose 10.98 1 10.98 2.48 0.1374
D-time 357.52 1 357.52 80.82 ?<?0.0001
AB 10.18 1 10.18 2.30 0.1516
AC 0.0156 1 0.0156 0.0035 0.9534
AD 0.0156 1 0.0156 0.0035 0.9534
BC 3.84 1 3.84 0.8684 0.3672
BD 0.5625 1 0.5625 0.1272 0.7267
CD 13.14 1 13.14 2.97 0.1068
A2 799.98 1 799.98 180.84 ?<?0.0001
B2 87.74 1 87.74 19.84 0.0005
C2 3.60 1 3.60 0.8129 0.3825
D2 170.07 1 170.07 38.45 ?<?0.0001
Residual 61.93 14 4.42
Lack of Fit 25.26 10 2.53 0.2755 0.9553 Not significant
Pure Error 36.67 4 9.17
Cor Total 3156.33 28
Std. Dev 2.10 R2 0.9804
Mean 68.12 Adjusted R2 0.9608
C.V. % 3.09 Predicted R2 0.9358
Adeq precision 24.7624