Research Article

The Application of Response Surface Methodology in the Investigation of the Tribological Behavior of Palm Cooking Oil Blended in Engine Oil

Table 7

Analysis of variance for coefficient of friction (COF).

SourceDFSeq SSAdj SSAdj MS value value

Regression90.0692290.0692290.007692462.370.000
Linear30.0584430.0023650.00078847.390.005
Square30.0105250.0073390.002446147.040.001
Interaction30.0002610.0002610.0000875.230.104
Residual error50.0000500.0000500.000017
Lack of fit30.0000500.0000500.0000503741.130.000
Pure error20.0000000.0000000.000000
Total140.069279

= 0.00407874, PRESS = , = 99.93%, (pred) = %, and (adj) = 99.71%
DF: degrees of freedom; Seq SS: sequential sum of squares; Adj SS: adjusted sum of squares; Adj MS: adjusted mean squares.