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. 2018 Oct 10;6:e5326. doi: 10.7717/peerj.5326

Table 3A. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) of quadratic model for production of exopolysaccharide in Lactobacillus plantarum YO175.

The ANOVA table generated from the RSM analysis.

Source Sum of squares df Mean square F value p-value prob > F
Model 9.905 9 7.21 5.88 0.0053 Significant
A-Cultivation time 4.740 1 4.740 2.53 0.1425
B-Sucrose conc. 1.511 1 1.511 8.08 0.0175
C-pH 7.389 1 7.389 3.95 0.0749
AB 1.125 1 1.125 0.60 0.4559
AC 1.013 1 1.013 5.41 0.0423
BC 3.125 1 3.125 1.67 0.2252
A2 2.500 1 2.500 13.37 0.0044
B2 1.870 1 1.870 10.02 0.0101
C2 3.369 1 3.369 13.37 0.0044
Residual 1.870 10 1.870
Lack of fit 3.369 5 3.369 0.22 0.9391 Not significant
Pure error 1.533 5 1.04
Cor total 0.012 19

Notes.

R-squared = 0.8412; Adequate precision = 8.558.