Table 13 Pair-wise t-test on execution cost improvement.

From: Optimizing resource allocation for IoT applications in the edge cloud continuum using hybrid metaheuristic algorithms

Comparison

Environment

t-statistic

p-value

Significant (p < 0.05)

FSAOS

Edge

14.76

0.0001

Yes

MEPO

Edge

12.94

0.0002

Yes

IBPSO

Edge

15.88

0.0001

Yes

FSAOS

Cloud

9.65

0.0011

Yes

MEPO

Cloud

7.34

0.0032

Yes

IBPSO

Cloud

6.77

0.0043

Yes