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. 2023 Feb 24;135:81–89. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2023.02.006

Table II.

Results of statistical test of the hypothesis that the signal levels were higher when the air cleaning unit (ACU) was not in operation on 3rd August 2021 compared with a matched period on 4th August 2021 when it was in operation

Signal Sensor ID ACU off mean (SD) ACU on mean (SD) Significance P-value Effect size Cliff's delta Effect magnitude
PM1 G 3.73 (1.30) 1.03 (0.41) <0.001 0.99 Large
F 5.05 (2.35) 1.10 (0.71) <0.001 0.96 Large
E 2.83 (0.70) 0.89 (0.40) <0.001 0.98 Large
A 2.96 (0.87) 0.35 (0.24) <0.001 1.00 Large
B 2.61 (0.57) 0.90 (0.43) <0.001 0.96 Large
C 2.60 (0.57) 0.82 (0.38) <0.001 0.98 Large
D
2.64 (0.61)
0.82 (0.39)
<0.001
0.98 Large

PM2.5 G 0.39 (0.31) 0.06 (0.03) <0.001 0.97 Large
F 0.75 (0.65) 0.09 (0.16) <0.001 0.92 Large
E 0.22 (0.13) 0.06 (0.07) <0.001 0.93 Large
A 0.20 (0.14) 0.02 (0.01) <0.001 1.00 Large
B 0.20 (0.11) 0.06 (0.07) <0.001 0.90 Large
C 0.15 (0.08) 0.05 (0.04) <0.001 0.93 Large

D
0.17 (0.09)
0.05 (0.04)
<0.001
0.93
Large
PM4 G 0.15 (0.19) <0.01 (0.01) <0.001 0.59 Large
F 0.37 (0.43) 0.022 (0.10) <0.001 0.63 Large
E 0.04 (0.07) <0.01 (0.04) <0.001 0.33 Small
A 0.04 (0.09) <0.01 (<0.01) <0.001 0.27 Small
B 0.04 (0.07) 0.010 (0.04) <0.001 0.32 Small
C 0.02 (0.05) <0.01 (0.02) <0.001 0.22 Small
D
0.03 (0.06)
<0.01 (0.02)
<0.001
0.34
Medium

PM10 G 0.03 (0.04) <0.01 (<0.01) <0.001 0.55 Large
F 0.07 (0.09) <0.01 (0.02) <0.001 0.60 Large
E 0.01 (0.02) <0.01 (<0.01) <0.001 0.26 Small
A 0.02 (0.04) <0.01 (<0.01) <0.001 0.26 Small
B 0.01 (0.01) <0.01 (<0.01) <0.001 0.24 Small
C 0.01 (0.03) <0.01 (0.01) <0.001 0.20 Small
D
0.02 (0.03)
<0.01 (0.01)
<0.001
0.33
Small

CO2 G 815.18 (139.89) 513.28 (109.67) <0.001 0.90 Large
F 734.24 (80.02) 479.59 (111.88) <0.001 0.88 Large
E 691.24 (72.78) 501.26 (72.28) <0.001 0.92 Large
A 713.82 (80.28) 499.45 (78.06) <0.001 0.91 Large
B 818.86 (115.04) 520.79 (105.35) <0.001 0.93 Large
C 833.17 (121.85) 494.87 (85.35) <0.001 0.95 Large
D
748.61 (113.94)
447.10 (102.95)
<0.001
0.93
Large

VP All sensors 1.37 (0.05) 1.18 (0.06) <0.001 0.98 Large

PM, particulate matter; PM1, PM fraction <1 μm diameter; PM2.5, PM fraction between 1 and 2.5 μm diameter; PM4, PM fraction between 2.5 and 4 μm diameter; PM10, PM fraction between 4 and 10 μm diameter; CO2, carbon dioxide; VP, vapour pressure; SD, standard deviation.

All results were strongly significant after Bonferroni's correction.