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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Mar 17.
Published in final edited form as: J Opt Soc Am A Opt Image Sci Vis. 2008 Aug;25(8):1866–1874. doi: 10.1364/josaa.25.001866

Table 2. Statistical Probability That Given Configuration Favors the Equatorial Axis, the Polar Axis, or Equal Probability of Botha.

Hypothesis

Equator
(p)
Polar
(p)
Either
(p)
Configuration TE, S11 0.13
TM, S11 8.7e–03*
TM, S22 8.9e–03*
TE, S22 2.2e–03*
Random, S11 0.017*
Random, S22 2.4e–03*

Summary statistics TE 0.012*
Random 8.6e–05*
TM 0.07
S11 0.024*
S22 4.0e–03*
a

By analyzing the squared error from each axis, a p value was established to determine if the fit to one axis were better than another in a statistically significant manner. The last column represents a case where the distance from each axis was approximately equal; therefore it could not be claimed that one axis is favored over another. Since p > 0.05, it also could not be claimed that they were equally probable.