Table 2.
Cross-tables of dual acupoints classified by similarity
|
Dual acupoint similarity on: |
Traditional action |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Null to negligible | Very weak | Weak | Moderate | Strong | Very strong | |
|
Dermatome |
Null to negligible |
118872 |
5763 |
440 |
23 |
12 |
0 |
| Calculated: γ = 0.542; γ*2 ≈ 16% |
Very weak |
223 |
14 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Bootstrap estimation: γ = 0.446 [0.444; 0.447] |
Weak |
1460 |
187 |
27 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| Moderate |
2166 |
372 |
58 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
| Permutation test:γ = 0.002 [0.001; 0.006] |
Strong |
259 |
64 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Very strong |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| |
Contemporary indication |
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|
Dermatome |
Null to negligible |
120799 |
4083 |
206 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
| Calculated: γ = 0.657; γ*2 ≈ 25% |
Very weak |
215 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Bootstrap estimation: γ = 0.622 [0.621; 0.623] |
Weak |
1447 |
212 |
17 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Moderate |
2197 |
379 |
17 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
| Permutation test: γ = −0.001 [−0.006; 0.002] |
Strong |
254 |
75 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Very strong |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
| |
Contemporary indication |
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|
Traditional action |
Null to negligible |
119094 |
3706 |
172 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
| Calculated: γ = 0.716; γ*2 ≈ 30% |
Very weak |
5444 |
898 |
48 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
| Bootstrap estimation: γ = 0.716 [0.715; 0.719] |
Weak |
360 |
160 |
16 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Moderate |
12 |
8 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
| Permutation test: γ = 0.000 [−0.001; 0.005] | Strong |
2 |
4 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
| Very strong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |