Table 4.
ANOVA of the quadratic model for the growth of L. acidophilus ATCC 4356 during fermentation in flask.
| Source | Sum of Squares | dfMean Square | F-value | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model | 0.4805 | 9 | 0.0534 | 263.45 | < 0.0001* |
| A-Pepton0.0314 | 1 | 0.0314 | 155.13 | < 0.0001* | |
| B-Yeast | 0.0241 | 1 | 0.0241 | 119.04 | < 0.0001* |
| C-Temperature | 0.3528 | 1 | 0.3528 | 1740.69 | < 0.0001* |
| AB | 0.0003 | 1 | 0.0003 | 1.25 | 0.2899 |
| AC | 0.0015 | 1 | 0.0015 | 7.60 | 0.0202 |
| BC | 0.0106 | 1 | 0.0106 | 52.23 | < 0.0001* |
| A² | 0.0000 | 1 | 0.0000 | 0.2052 | 0.6603 |
| B² | 0.0047 | 1 | 0.0047 | 23.30 | 0.0007 |
| C² | 0.0566 | 1 | 0.0566 | 279.08 | < 0.0001* |
| Residual | 0.0020 | 10 | 0.0002 | - | - |
| Lack of Fit | 0.0014 | 5 | 0.0003 | 2.36 | 0.1841** |
| Pure Error | 0.0006 | 5 | 0.0001 | - | - |
| Cor Total | 0.4826 | 19 | - | - | - |
*
Significant values with P-Value < 0.05.
**
Lack of fit is insignificant (P- value > 0.05).