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. 2005 Mar 7;102(12):4393–4396. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0500094102

Table 1. Analysis of covariance for log10 phytoplankton species richness.

Source Type III sum of squares df Mean square F Significance level
Corrected model 114.734 3 38.245 364.149 <0.001
Intercept 178.164 1 178.164 1696.395 <0.001
CODE 0.001 1 0.001 0.007 0.934
Log10 AREA 24.340 1 24.340 231.758 <0.001
CODE × log10 AREA 0.235 1 0.235 2.236 0.136
Error 39.805 379 0.105
Total 774.272 383
Corrected total 154.539 382

log10 lake area (AREA, km2) is the covariate, and the data is coded as either 0 (natural aquatic ecosystems) or 1 (experimental ecosystems). R2 = 0.742 (adjusted R2 = 0.740).