Research Article

Pelargonium graveolens Aqueous Decoction: A New Water-Soluble Polysaccharide and Antioxidant-Rich Extract

Table 3

Parameters of the polynomial models representing the studied responses (Y1-Y3).

ModelY1Y2Y3

Model parametersCoefficientP valueCoefficientP valueCoefficientP value

b032.52477.7204.937

b13.9118.2271.702

b20.224n.s-0.503n.s0.195n.s

b11-0.161n.s-1.976n.s0.446n.s

b220.032n.s0.277n.s0.738

b12-0.442n.s2.508n.s-0.562n.s

Model validation

Significance level (%)

Df131313

Sum of squares1.28E+029.16E+0242.341

Mean square24.041.66E+027.673

R20.9490.9100.902

Adjusted R20.9180.8540.847

: Significant at the level 99.9% 
: Significant at the level 99% 
: Significant at the level 95%
n.s: not significant
Df: degrees of freedom.