Research Article

Prediction of Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Retention Times of Pesticide Residues by Chemometrics Methods

Table 2

Specifications of the selected multiple linear regression model.

DescriptorNotationCoefficientMean effect

Number of nitrogen atoms 𝑛 N 0.980 (±0.123)0.091
Solvation connectivity index-Chi1χ1sol2.191 (±0.125)1.467
Balaban 𝑌 index 𝑌 index−4.639 (±0.401)−0.421
Moran autocorrelation-lag 2/weighted by atomic sanderson electronegativityMATS2e−7.386 (±1.022)−0.104
Total absolute charge (electronic charge index—ECI)Qtot0.499 (±0.084)0.211
Radial Distribution-6.0/unweightedRDF060u−0.156 (±0.025)−0.140
Constant7.045 (±1.346)

𝑁 = 2 5 6 , 𝐹 = 2 4 0 , 𝑅 = 0 . 9 2 5 , S E = 2 . 4 5 6 .