Table 2 Summary of the calculations results that verify the significance of differences between mean values of bean and maize grins depending on their moisture content on a wet basis.

From: The use of image analysis to study the effect of moisture content on the physical properties of grains

Bean grain length (Kruskala-Wallisa test) H (2. N = 60) = 35.98052; p = 0.0000

Variable –grain moisture [%]

Probability of multiple comparisons

Bean grain–moisture 9% R = 14.53

Bean grain–moisture 13% R = 29.55

Bean grain–moisture 17% R = 47.43

9

0.0196

0.0000

13

0.0196

0.0036

17

0.0000

0.0036

Bean grain width (ANOVA test) Efekt: F(1.056) = 2.2749; p = 0.1058

Variable –grain moisture [%]

Probability Duncan’s tests

Bean grain–moisture 9% X = 5.7933

Bean grain–moisture 13% X = 5.8700

Bean grain–moisture 17% X = 5.9800

9

0.3835

0.0437

13

0.3835

0.2112

17

0.0437

0.2112

Bean grain thickness (Kruskala-Wallisa test) H (2. N = 60) = 6.832006; p = 0.0328

Variable –seed moisture [%]

Probability of multiple comparisons

Bean grain–moisture 9% R = 25.60

Bean grain–moisture 13% R = 27.25

Bean grain–moisture 17% R = 38.65

9

1.0000

0.0544

13

1.0000

0.1170

17

0.0544

0.1170

Maize grain length (Kruskala-Wallisa test) H (2. N = 60) = 42.15251; p = 0.0000

Variable –grain moisture [%]

Probability of multiple comparisons

Maize grain–moisture 9% R = 13.75

Maize grain–moisture 13% R = 28.48

Maize grain–moisture 17% R = 49.28

9

0.0230

0.0000

13

0.0230

0.0005

17

0.0000

0.0005

Maize grain width (Kruskala-Wallisa test) H (2. N = 60) = 16.23271; p = 0.0003

Variable –grain moisture [%]

Probability Duncan’s tests

Maize grain–moisture 9% X = 22.57500

Maize grain–moisture 13% X = 25.97500

Maize grain–moisture 17% X = 42.95000

9

1.0000

0.0007

13

1.0000

0.0063

17

0.0007

0.0063

Maize grain thickness (Kruskala-Wallisa test) H (2. N = 60) = 29.40179; p = 0.0000

Variable –grain moisture [%]

Probability of multiple comparisons

Maize grain–moisture 9% R = 19.550

Maize grain–moisture 13% R = 24.68

Maize grain–moisture 17% R = 47.28

9

1.0000

0.0000

13

1.0000

0.0001

17

0.0000

0.0001

  1. X—mean value (mm); R—mean rank.