Table 3. Three-way ANOVA results for log10-transformed microbial counts.
| Variable | Source | SS | df | MS | F | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.albicans | Printer | 0.043 | 1 | 0.043 | 1.457 | 0.23 |
| Angle | 0.046 | 2 | 0.023 | 0.788 | 0.458 | |
| Period | 19.126 | 1 | 19.126 | 652.584 | <0.001 * | |
| Printer x Angle | 0.093 | 2 | 0.047 | 1.591 | 0.209 | |
| Printer x Period | 0.01 | 1 | 0.01 | 0.354 | 0.553 | |
| Angle x Period | 0.18 | 2 | 0.09 | 3.075 | 0.051 | |
| Printer x Angle x Period | 0.001 | 2 | 0.001 | 0.02 | 0.98 | |
| Error | 2.814 | 96 | 0.029 | |||
| Total | 22.313 | 107 | ||||
| S. aureus | Printer | 0.003 | 1 | 0.003 | 0.095 | 0.759 |
| Angle | 0.033 | 2 | 0.016 | 0.499 | 0.609 | |
| Period | 41.676 | 1 | 41.676 | 1.269.929 | <0.001 * | |
| Printer x Angle | 0.004 | 2 | 0.002 | 0.06 | 0.942 | |
| Printer x Period | 0.001 | 1 | 0.001 | 0.033 | 0.856 | |
| Angle x Period | 0.008 | 2 | 0.004 | 0.119 | 0.888 | |
| Printer x Angle x Period | 0.007 | 2 | 0.003 | 0.103 | 0.902 | |
| Error | 3.151 | 96 | 0.033 | |||
| Total | 44.882 | 107 |
* Statistically significant, p<0.05.