Research Article

Study of Montmorillonite Clay for the Removal of Copper (II) by Adsorption: Full Factorial Design Approach and Cascade Forward Neural Network

Table 4

Estimated effects and coefficients for % (coded units).

TermEffectCoefficientSE-test valueRemark

Constant80.11250.1971406.480.000Significant
17.70008.85000.197144.900.000Significant
10.72505.36250.197127.210.000Significant
3.00001.50000.19717.610.001Significant
8.77504.38750.197122.260.000Significant
0.15000.07500.19710.380.719
−0.3750−0.18750.1971−0.950.385
−0.2500−0.12500.1971−0.630.554
−0.5000−0.25000.1971−1.270.260
1.02500.51250.19712.600.048Significant

SE: standard errors, standard deviation = 0.78, PRESS = 31.82, = 99.85%, (predicted) = 98.46%, and (adjusted) = 99.55%.