Patternator Results - 2012


Blue Dye versus Red Dye
1st & 2nd tests Percent Coverage
DepositScan


Blue Spray Indicator compared to Red Food Coloring using gloss paper and DepositScan

7.5 feet above ground
Treatment Mean
Blue 35.28% a no significant difference
Red 31.35% a
6.5 feet above ground
Blue 50.43% a 5% level of significance
Red 38.35%     b
5.5 feet above ground
Blue 61.20% a 1% level of significance
Red 38.28%     b
4.5 feet above ground
Blue 62.98% a 1% level of significance
Red 43.58%     b
3.5 feet above ground
Blue 71.38% a 1% level of significance
Red 46.60%     b
2.5 feet above ground
Blue 27.48% a no significant difference
Red 22.03% a
1.5 feet above ground
Blue 4.35% a no significant difference
Red 2.70% a
treatments with different letters are significantly different (two-tailed t test)

Blue Spray Indicator compared to Red Food Coloring using semi-gloss paper and DepositScan

7.5 feet above ground
Treatment Mean
Blue 34.18% a no significant difference
Red 25.93% a
6.5 feet above ground
Blue 54.68% a 1% level of significance
Red 40.53%     b
5.5 feet above ground
Blue 54.63% a 5% level of significance
Red 45.78%     b
4.5 feet above ground
Blue 57.20% a 5% level of significance
Red 45.60%     b
3.5 feet above ground
Blue 77.38% a 1% level of significance
Red 52.65%     b
2.5 feet above ground
Blue 32.55% a no significant difference
Red 25.90% a
1.5 feet above ground
Blue 6.03% a no significant difference
Red 5.85% a
treatments with different letters are significantly different (two-tailed t test)

Blue Spray Indicator compared to Red Food Coloring using matte paper and DepositScan

7.5 feet above ground
Treatment Mean
Blue 36.08% a no significant difference
Red 33.08% a
6.5 feet above ground
Blue 58.75% a 1% level of significance
Red 40.45%     b
5.5 feet above ground
Blue 59.58% a 5% level of significance
Red 39.60%     b
4.5 feet above ground
Blue 65.73% a 5% level of significance
Red 46.00%     b
3.5 feet above ground
Blue 82.13% a 1% level of significance
Red 52.30%     b
2.5 feet above ground
Blue 30.78% a no significant difference
Red 30.88% a
1.5 feet above ground
Blue 4.08% a 5% level of significance
Red 9.28%     b
treatments with different letters are significantly different (two-tailed t test)