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Table 1 Plackett & Burman 8 matrix containing coded and real values

From: Linalool, citral, eugenol and thymol: control of planktonic and sessile cells of Shigella flexneri

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Coded values

Real values (v v−1)

X1

X2

X3

X4

Linalool

Citral

Eugenol

Thymol

1

+ 1

− 1

− 1

+ 1

0.0156

0

0

0.0625

2

+ 1

+ 1

− 1

− 1

0.0156

0.0625

0

0

3

+ 1

+ 1

+ 1

− 1

0.0156

0.0625

0.0313

0

4

− 1

+ 1

+ 1

+ 1

0

0.0625

0.0313

0.0625

5

+ 1

− 1

+ 1

+ 1

0.0156

0

0.0313

0.0625

6

− 1

+ 1

− 1

+ 1

0

0.0625

0

0.0625

7

− 1

− 1

+ 1

− 1

0

0

0.0313

0

8

− 1

− 1

− 1

− 1

0

0

0

0

9

0

0

0

0

0.0078

0.0313

0.01563

0.0313

10

0

0

0

0

0.0078

0.0313

0.01563

0.0313

11

0

0

0

0

0.0078

0.0313

0.01563

0.0313

  1. x1, x2, x3 e x4—codified values of linalool, citral, eugenol and thymol respectively