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. 2020 Apr 8;11(2):253–264. doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1708050

Table 2. Time to complete selected tasks. Data are represented as mean ± standard deviation.

Task Event 1 (min) Event 2 (min) Event 3 (min) Event 4 (min) p -Value
Import data a 0.72 ± 0.40 0.27 ± 0.18 0.20 ± 0.09 0.31 ± 0.20 <0.01
Inspect the data a 0.66 ± 0.41 0.32 ± 0.21 0.24 ± 0.15 0.19 ± 0.10 <0.01
Perform curve fitting a 0.34 ± 0.28 0.06 ± 0.04 0.05 ± 0.02 0.07 ± 0.09 <0.01
Evaluate the goodness of fit b 0.50 ± 0.33 0.17 ± 0.10 0.18 ± 0.16 <0.01
Identify the model that was fit b 0.43 ± 0.53 0.09 ± 0.22 0.03 ± 0.01 <0.01
Simulate a new dose for specified therapeutic targets b 0.86 ± 0.26 0.45 ± 0.20 0.34 ± 0.12 <0.01
Identify the new dose 0.17 ± 0.34 0.22 ± 0.17 0.20 ± 0.11 0.694
Modify the simulation to adjust the dose 0.85 ± 0.51 0.33 ± 0.14 <0.01
Examine the therapeutic targets with the modified dose 0.36 ± 0.23 0.25 ± 0.13 0.025
Finalize the report c 1.22 ± 0.56 0.98 ± 0.46 0.30 ± 0.18 <0.01
a

Events 2, 3, and 4 significantly faster than event 1.

b

Event 2 and 3 significantly faster than event 1.

c

Event 3 significantly faster than events 1 and 2.