Table 7 ANOVA analysis for the LIGO 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

2412

5.76

0.00078624

Yes

IPSO-GWO

100

Energy consumption

2037.5

26.017

3.3033e−11

Yes

IPSO-GWO

100

Cost

4811.4

3.7023

0.010905

Yes

GSA

500

Makespan

7417.2

139.2

9.9655e−25

Yes

IPSO-GWO

500

Energy consumption

21,497

20.53

1.106e−09

Yes

IPSO-GWO

500

Cost

23,128

19.746

1.9154e−09

Yes

GSA

1000

Makespan

15,415

152

1.5959e−25

Yes

IPSO-GWO

1000

Energy consumption

41,764

35.354

2.3354e−13

Yes

IPSO-GWO

1000

Cost

46,178

13.579

2.4452e−07

Yes

GSA