Table 1.

Comparisons of contraction Boltzmann entropies to bit-flip error thresholds.

Strategy	Parametric statistic	p-value	$\overline{x}$f ± SEM*	$\overline{x}$E ± SEM†
LOW CONTRACTION RESPONDERS
(0,0,0)	t(55) = −16.858	2.18 × 10−23	8.93 × 10−25 ± 2.06 × 10−50	3.05 × 10−25 ± 4.00 × 10−50
(0,0,1)	t(51) = −5.778	4.56 × 10−7	1.15 × 10−24 ± 1.48 × 10−49	4.59 × 10−25 ± 4.76 × 10−49
(0,1,0)	t(50) = −4.501	4.06 × 10−5	1.20 × 10−24 ± 1.40 × 10−49	6.7 × 10−25 ± 4.76 × 10−49
(1,0,0)	t(51) = −7.561	7.11 × 10−10	1.24 × 10−25 ± 1.42 × 10−49	4.07 × 10−25 ± 4.73 × 10−49
(0,1,1)	t(30) = −1.165	0.25	1.08 × 10−24 ± 1.60 × 10−49	8.93 × 10−25 ± 7.75 × 10−49
(1,1,0)	t(29) = −5.933	1.92 × 10−6	1.20 × 10−24 ± 1.10 × 10−49	6.67 × 10−25 ± 1.820 × 10−49
(1,0,1)	t(28) = −2.414	0.02	1.10 × 10−24 ± 2.24 × 10−49	8.63 × 10−25 ± 3.59 × 10−49
(1,1,1)	t(14) = 0.500	0.63	7.86 × 10−25 ± 5.34 × 10−50	8.90 × 10−25 ± 6.12 × 10−50
MEDIUM CONTRACTION RESPONDERS
(0,0,0)	t(53) = −15.588	1.92 × 10−21	9.61 × 10−25 ± 3.25 × 10−50	2.64 × 10−25 ± 3.26 × 10−50
(0,0,1)	t(56) = −2.256	0.028	7.97 × 10−25 ± 7.55 × 10−50	5.71 × 10−25 ± 4.02 × 10−49
(0,1,0)	t(54) = −1.788	0.079	8.77 × 10−25 ± 1.60 × 10−49	6.86 × 10−25 ± 4.65 × 10−49
(1,0,0)	t(52) = −4.112	1.40 × 10−4	9.65 × 10−25 ± 1.47 × 10−49	5.29 × 10−25 ± 4.77 × 10−49
(0,1,1)	t(47) = −0.123	0.902	6.90 × 10−25 ± 1.35 × 10−49	6.76 × 10−25 ± 6.69 × 10−49
(1,1,0)	t(47) = −1.367	0.178	8.43 × 10−25 ± 2.46 × 10−49	6.82 × 10−25 ± 7.35 × 10−49
(1,0,1)	t(46) = −0.699	0.488	6.72 × 10−25 ± 1.54 × 10−49	7.31 × 10−25 ± 1.68 × 10−49
(1,1,1)	t(37) = 2.514	0.016	6.39 × 10−25 ± 6.49 × 10−50	9.10 × 10−25 ± 4.75 × 10−49
HIGH CONTRACTION RESPONDERS
(0,0,0)	t(38) = −0.622	0.538	7.72 × 10−25 ± 1.22 × 10−49	6.95 × 10−25 ± 4.19 × 10−49
(0,0,1)	t(40) = −1.635	0.11	7.30 × 10−25 ± 1.89 × 10−49	4.97 × 10−25 ± 6.18 × 10−49
(0,1,0)	t(41) = −1.063	0.294	8.31 × 10−25 ± 2.65 × 10−49	6.85 × 10−25 ± 5.44 × 10−49
(1,0,0)	t(43) = −2.505	0.016	8.40 × 10−25 ± 2.97 × 10−49	4.76 × 10−25 ± 5.65 × 10−49
(0,1,1)	t(38) = −2.276	0.029	6.61 × 10−25 ± 1.75 × 10−49	4.86 × 10−25 ± 1.75 × 10−49
(1,1,0)	t(39) = −3.889	3.801 × 10−4	6.77 × 10−25 ± 1.73 × 10−49	4.00 × 10−25 ± 1.91 × 10−49
(1,0,1)	t(41) = −1.966	0.060	6.65 × 10−25 ± 1.87 × 10−49	7.95 × 10−25 ± 2.68 × 10−49
(1,1,1)	t(43) = 1.684	0.10	5.47 × 10−25 ± 7.64 × 10−50	7.12 × 10−25 ± 3.52 × 10−49

^*f subscript denotes bit-flip error;

^†E subscript denotes executed.