Table 5 Results of the response surface quadratic (nonlinear) model for the throughfall rate in the P. tabulaeformis forest in the study area.

From: Factors controlling throughfall in a Pinus tabulaeformis forest in North China

Regression

DF

Type I Sum of Squares

R-Square

F Value

Pr > F

Linear

2

13860.00

0.74

90.72

<0.0001

Quadratic

2

1927.10

0.10

12.61

<0.0001

Cross Product

1

37.87

0.0020

0.50

0.49

Total Model

5

15825.00

0.85

41.43

<0.0001

Residual

DF

Sum of Squares

Mean Square

  

Total Error

37.00

2826.44

76.39

  

Factor

DF

Sum of Squares

Mean Square

F Value

Pr > F

X 6

3.00

10258.00

3419.47

44.76

<0.0001

X 7

3.00

5147.46

1715.82

22.46

<0.0001

Parameter

DF

Estimate

Standard Error

T Value

Pr > |t|

Intercept

1

230.58

55.01

4.19

0.0002

X 6

1

−436.87

127.01

−3.44

0.0015

X 7

1

51.43

15.76

3.26

0.0024

X 6 × X 6

1

192.18

76.35

2.52

0.016

X 7 × X 6

1

8.73

12.41

0.70

0.49

X 7 × X 7

1

−11.87

2.81

−4.23

0.0001