Research Article

Ordinal Analysis of Variation of Sensory Responses in Combination with Multinomial Ordered Logistic Regression vs. Chemical Composition: A Case Study of the Quality of a Sausage from Different Producers

Table 5

Results of the multinomial ordered logistic regression analysis.

PropertyCoefficientValueStandard error2.5%97.5%Odds ratioPseudo-R2

Appearanceβk0(3|4)108.310.01108.30108.321.09 × 10470.13
βk0(4|5)110.710.61109.51111.911.21 × 1048
η11.650.301.062.245.20
η20.950.100.761.142.58
η31.240.071.101.383.44
η4−2.221.31−4.780.340.11

Consistencyβ k0−113.5566.07−243.0515.954.85 × 10−500.11
η11.350.690.002.713.87
η21.080.56−0.012.182.95
η31.220.78−0.302.743.40

Colorβk0(3|4)21.760.0121.7521.782.83 × 1090.09
βk0(4|5)23.560.4422.6924.421.70 × 1010
η10.560.250.071.051.75
η2−0.030.10−0.230.170.97
η30.310.060.180.431.36
η4−0.511.28−3.021.990.60

Colorβk0(3|4)26.8011.853.5750.024.34 × 10110.09
βk0(4|5)28.5911.935.2151.972.60 × 1012
η10.560.270.071.051.75
η30.360.180.180.431.43

Tasteβk0 (3|4)202.040.00202.03202.045.55 × 10870.28
βk0 (4|5)204.470.55203.39205.556.31 × 1088
η12.870.302.283.4617.61
η21.730.091.541.915.62
η32.330.072.192.4710.27
η4−4.421.51−7.37−1.470.01

Smellβk0(3|4)218.420.00218.41218.427.19 × 10940.32
βk0(4|5)221.260.62220.04222.471.23 × 1096
η13.250.352.583.9325.92
η21.990.101.802.187.33
η32.410.082.262.5711.18
η4−4.421.54−7.43−1.400.01

A shorted model of probability of the color category vs. contents of protein and moisture.