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Table 5 Correlation coefficients between modulus of rupture and climate factors including PC1 score and weathering intensity (WI) at the eight sights

From: Effectiveness of principal component analysis for analyzing particleboard subjected to outdoor exposure

 

Correlation coefficient

Exposure term (year)

1

2

3

4

5

Mean

SD

COV

T

−0.603

−0.828

−0.926

−0.965

−0.216

−0.708

0.309

−43.7

S

−0.535

−0.796

−0.665

−0.807

−0.398

−0.640

0.175

−27.3

P

−0.859

−0.580

−0.691

−0.514

−0.175

−0.564

0.254

−45.0

PC1 score

−0.746

−0.845

−0.871

−0.883

−0.302

−0.729

0.245

−33.6

WI

−0.747

−0.760

−0.896

−0.816

−0.242

−0.692

0.258

−37.3

  1. WI is shown in Ref. [6]
  2. T annual mean temperature, S annual sunshine duration, P annual precipitation, PC1 score score of first principal component, SD standard deviation, COV coefficient of variance