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. 2011 Nov 14;10:98. doi: 10.1186/1475-2859-10-98

Table 1.

Experimental range and level of the independent variables

Variable Parameter Range and level

-1.682 -1 0 1 1.682
X1 Glycerol (g/L) 1.0 3.0 5.0 7.0 9.0
X2 Soytone (g/L) 5.0 9.0 15.0 21.0 25.0
X3 Minerals (g/L) 3.0 4.2 6.2 8.2 9.4

xi = coded value of the variable Xi.

x1 = (Glucose - 5)/2; x2 = (Peptone - 15)/6; x3 = (Minerals - 6.2)/2.