Table 2 An example of covariance analysis.

From: An efficacy evaluation method for non-normal outcomes in randomized controlled trials

 

Degrees of freedom

Sum of squares

Mean square

F-value

P-value

group

1

3.43

3.43

0.31

0.58

centre

7

375.73

53.68

4.80

<0.001

group*centre

7

104.41

14.92

1.33

0.234

ADAS1

1

1439.67

1439.67

128.79

<0.001

error

303

3387.00

11.18

  

Corrected total

319

5204.11

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