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. 2015 Nov 12;13(11):6818–6837. doi: 10.3390/md13116818

Table 1.

The concentrations of involved variables at different levels and the regression analysis of the Plackett-Burman design.

No. Variables Concentration (g/L) Effect Coefficients Standard Error t-Value p-Value
−1 Level +1 Level
X1 Wheat bran 1.0 5.0 2.003 1.002 0.1868 5.36 0.003 a,**
X2 Kelp powder 0.1 1.0 −1.383 −0.692 0.1868 −3.70 0.014 b,*
X3 Glucose 0.1 0.5 −2.023 −1.012 0.1868 −5.42 0.003 b,**
X4 NaNO3 0.01 0.05 4.320 2.160 0.1868 11.56 0.000 a,**
X5 MgSO4·7H2O 0.01 0.05 2.860 1.430 0.1868 7.66 0.001 a,**
X6 NaCl 0.1 1.0 5.110 2.555 0.1868 13.68 0.000 a,**

R2 = 98.90%; R2Adj = 97.59%; R2Pre = 93.69%; Non-significant at p < 0.05; a Significant positive effect; b Significant negative effect; * <0.05; ** <0.01.