Table 14 Pair-wise t-test on resource utilization 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

10.34

0.0002

Yes

MEPO

Edge

12.89

0.0001

Yes

IBPSO

Edge

11.57

0.0002

Yes

FSAOS

Cloud

8.14

0.0015

Yes

MEPO

Cloud

9.67

0.0007

Yes

IBPSO

Cloud

7.91

0.0018

Yes