Table 5 ANOVA analysis for the cybershake workflow.

From: Efficient workflow scheduling in fog-cloud collaboration using a hybrid IPSO-GWO algorithm

Task size

Metric

Mean value

F-statistic

P-value

Significant

Best algorithm

100

Makespan

60,529

0.43928

0.77953

No

GWO

100

Energy consumption

2438

1.3375

0.27078

No

GWO

100

Cost

16,148

1.8494

0.13601

No

IPSO-GWO

500

Makespan

68,202

2.202

0.083904

No

GWO

500

Energy consumption

4601.4

4.6731

0.0030643

Yes

GWO

500

Cost

38,266

1.5481

0.2046

No

IPSO-GWO

1000

Makespan

1.0152e + 05

2.1609

0.088771

No

GWO

1000

Energy consumption

8337.9

3.7288

0.010527

Yes

GWO

1000

Cost

77,035

2.3889

0.064892

No

IPSO-GWO