Table 3 Correlation and significance results (P-Value) between independent and dependent variables.

From: A novel early stage drip irrigation system cost estimation model based on management and environmental variables

Parameter

TCP

TCF

TCI

TCT

R

P-Value

R

P-Value

R

P-Value

R

P-Value

A (ha)

0.301

0.002 **

0.550

** 0.000

0.142

ns 0.158

0.400

** 0.000

P/A (1/m)

−0.304

0.002 **

−0.193

ns 0.054

−0.027

ns 0.790

−0.211

* 0.035

NPL

−0.033

ns 0.743

0.330

** 0.001

0.038

ns 0.706

0.113

ns 0.262

DSF (m)

−0.124

ns 0.220

0.452

** 0.000

0.118

ns 0.243

0.167

ns 0.097

∆HSF (m)

0.257

*0.010

0.055

ns 0.586

0.294

** 0.003

0.336

** 0.001

QT (l/s)

−0.134

ns 0.184

−0.042

ns 0.679

0.059

ns 0.563

−0.030

ns 0.766

NHO

0.261

**0.009

−0.102

ns 0.312

0.014

ns 0.887

0.093

ns 0.356

SR (m)

0.207

* 0.039

−0.062

ns 0.543

0.355

** 0.000

0.322

** 0.001

SP (m)

0.240

* 0.016

−0.099

ns 0.328

0.251

* 0.012

0.252

* 0.011

ETP (mm/day)

−0.409

** 0.000

0.032

ns 0.753

−0.282

** 0.005

0.368

** 0.000

FSP (mm/hr)

−0.065

ns 0.519

0.015

ns 0.885

−0.005

ns 0.957

−0.028

ns 0.783

AW (mm/m)

0.003

ns 0.976

−0.046

ns 0.649

0.011

ns 0.912

−0.005

ns 0.962

WA (%)

−0.350

** 0.000

0.118

ns 0.244

−0.478

** 0.000

−0.454

** 0.000

QE (l/s)

−0.028

ns 0.786

0.122

ns 0.227

0.011

ns 0.913

0.033

ns 0.744

NE

−0.049

ns 0.626

0.631

** 0.000

−0.148

ns 0.141

0.067

ns 0.510

T (h)

0.179

ns 0.075

−0.011

ns 0.914

−0.075

ns 0.458

0.022

ns 0.828

NIT

0.008

ns 0.937

0.358

** 0.000

0.035

ns 0.732

0.137

ns 0.173

AIT (ha)

0.269

** 0.007

0.172

ns 0.088

0.087

ns 0.388

0.232

* 0.020

NIU

−0.134

ns 0.183

0.520

** 0.000

0.045

ns 0.657

0.132

ns 0.191

AIU (ha)

0.304

** 0.002

−0.028

ns 0.783

−0.012

ns 0.905

0.116

ns 0.250

F (day)

−0.031

ns 0.756

−0.015

ns 0.884

0.202

* 0.043

0.124

ns 0.217

NIUS

−0.106

ns 0.296

0.259

** 0.009

0.062

ns 0.542

0.076

ns 0.450

L16mm (m)

−0.015

ns 0.881

0.638

** 0.000

−0.149

ns 0.139

0.083

ns 0.409

L32mm (m)

0.075

ns 0.457

−0.086

ns 0.392

0.122

ns 0.228

0.092

ns 0.362

L40mm (m)

0.143

ns 0.156

−0.106

ns 0.293

0.335

** 0.001

0.266

** 0.007

L50mm (m)

−0.022

ns 0.831

0.075

ns 0.458

0.130

ns 0.198

0.105

ns 0.299

L63mm (m)

0.058

ns 0.564

0.362

** 0.000

−0.038

ns 0.706

0.109

ns 0.279

L75mm (m)

−0.065

ns 0.521

0.328

** 0.001

−0.205

* 0.040

−0.073

ns 0.471

L90mm (m)

−0.047

ns 0.643

0.464

** 0.000

0.137

ns 0.173

0.218

* 0.029

L110mm (m)

−0.226

* 0.024

0.191

ns 0.057

−0.077

ns 0.448

−0.095

ns 0.349

L125mm (m)

−0.271

** 0.006

0.174

ns 0.083

−0.042

ns 0.678

−0.095

ns 0.347

L160mm (m)

−0.192

ns 0.055

0.091

ns 0.368

−0.058

ns 564/0

−0.097

ns 0.335

L200mm (m)

0.129

ns 0.202

0.052

ns 0.607

−0.247

* 0.013

0.247

ns 0.313

WQ

−0.066

ns 0.516

−0.087

ns 0.388

−0.169

ns 0.093

−0.174

ns 0.083

QS (l/s)

0.618

** 0.000

0.006

ns 0.950

0.021

ns 0.834

0.287

** 0.004

PP (kw)

0.766

** 0.000

−0.054

ns 0.597

0.154

ns 0.125

0.428

** 0.000

HP (m)

0.666

** 0.000

−0.171

ns 0.090

0.269

** 0.007

0.429

** 0.000

DFE (m)

0.287

** 0.004

0.171

ns 0.088

0.057

ns 0.573

0.218

* 0.029

S (%)

0.085

ns 0.402

−0.005

ns 0.961

0.264

** 0.008

0.222

* 0.027

  1. * and ** indicate significance at 5 and 1% probability levels, respectively, and ns indicates no significant difference. Also, the highlighted cells in this table and other tables represent the most important results or the best outputs.