Table 7 Spearman’s rank correlation between input variables and predicted stability factors.

From: Prediction of bearing capacity of ring footings on cohesive frictional soils using Terzaghi stability factors and Kolmogorov Arnold networks

Output

Variable

Spearman’s ρ

p-value

Interpretation

(Fc)

(r1/B)

–0.1390

0.1700

Not significant

(Fc)

(ϕ)

0.9892

0.0000

Strong positive, significant

(Fq)

(r1/B)

–0.1061

0.2961

Not significant

(Fq)

(ϕ)

0.9940

0.0000

Strong positive, significant

(Fγ)

(r1/B)

–0.0972

0.3387

Not significant

(Fγ)

(ϕ)

0.9942

0.0000

Strong positive, significant