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. 2022 Sep 28;11:e77628. doi: 10.7554/eLife.77628

Table 1. Linear mixed models (LMM) of experimental and numerical simulation data.

Parameters showing effects of angle, pinnae, frequency, tympanum, angle × pinnae and pinnae × frequency for time domain data (experimental time and displacement) and sound pressure (numerical simulations and 3D print models). Experimental models n = 13 ears. Numerical model n = 17 ears. 3D model n = 4 ears.

Model Parameter F p
Experimental Time Domain Angle (polynomial) 5.35 0.005
Pinnae (Y/N) 254.60 <0.001
Frequency 2097.26 <0.001
Tympanum 5.07 0.024
Angle × Pinnae 4.47 0.012
Pinnae × Frequency 31.93 <0.001
Experimental Displacement Angle (polynomial) 3.29 0.037
Pinnae (Y/N) 0.90 0.344
Frequency 270.57 <0.001
Tympanum 17.32 <0.001
Angle × Pinnae 4.89 0.008
Pinnae × Frequency 5.41 0.004
Numerical
Sound Pressure
Angle (polynomial) 0.72 0.489
Pinnae (Y/N) 336.55 <0.001
Frequency 69.29 <0.001
Tympanum 0.02 0.879
Angle × Pinnae 1.31 0.271
Pinnae × Frequency 761.46 <0.001
3D Model
Sound Pressure
Pinnae (Y/N) 1175.9 <0.001
Frequency 314.58 <0.001
Tympanum 0.01 0.9111
Pinnae × Frequency 296.70 <0.001