Patternator Results - 2012
Blue Dye versus Red Dye
1st & 2nd tests Percent Coverage
NESareScan
Blue Spray Indicator compared to Red Food Coloring using gloss paper and NESareScan
| 7.5 feet above ground |
| Treatment | Mean | |
| Blue | 46.38% | a | 1% level of significance |
| Red | 30.18% | b |
|
| 6.5 feet above ground |
| Blue | 67.90% | a | 5% level of significance |
| Red | 42.00% | b |
|
| 5.5 feet above ground |
| Blue | 80.00% | a | 1% level of significance |
| Red | 38.18% | b |
|
| 4.5 feet above ground |
| Blue | 88.33% | a | 1% level of significance |
| Red | 53.48% | b |
|
| 3.5 feet above ground |
| Blue | 98.48% | a | 1% level of significance |
| Red | 63.53% | b |
|
| 2.5 feet above ground |
| Blue | 30.93% | a | 5% level of significance |
| Red | 16.48% | b |
|
| 1.5 feet above ground |
| Blue | 4.35% | a | 1% level of significance |
| Red | 1.55% | b |
treatments with different letters are significantly different (two-tailed t test)
Blue Spray Indicator compared to Red Food Coloring using semi-gloss paper and NESareScan
| 7.5 feet above ground |
| Treatment | Mean | |
| Blue | 44.93% | a | no significant difference |
| Red | 23.08% | a |
|
| 6.5 feet above ground |
| Blue | 74.18% | a | 1% level of significance |
| Red | 45.03% | b |
|
| 5.5 feet above ground |
| Blue | 71.75% | a | 1% level of significance |
| Red | 50.90% | b |
|
| 4.5 feet above ground |
| Blue | 79.73% | a | 1% level of significance |
| Red | 52.83% | b |
|
| 3.5 feet above ground |
| Blue | 96.53% | a | 1% level of significance |
| Red | 72.73% | b |
|
| 2.5 feet above ground |
| Blue | 37.10% | a | 5% level of significance |
| Red | 21.40% | b |
|
| 1.5 feet above ground |
| Blue | 6.03% | a | no significant difference |
| Red | 3.98% | a |
treatments with different letters are significantly different (two-tailed t test)
Blue Spray Indicator compared to Red Food Coloring using matte paper and NESareScan
| 7.5 feet above ground |
| Treatment | Mean | |
| Blue | 42.78% | a | no significant difference |
| Red | 29.15% | a |
|
| 6.5 feet above ground |
| Blue | 71.25% | a | 1% level of significance |
| Red | 39.50% | b |
|
| 5.5 feet above ground |
| Blue | 70.18% | a | 1% level of significance |
| Red | 37.70% | b |
|
| 4.5 feet above ground |
| Blue | 80.55% | a | 1% level of significance |
| Red | 54.68% | b |
|
| 3.5 feet above ground |
| Blue | 93.08% | a | 1% level of significance |
| Red | 68.13% | b |
|
| 2.5 feet above ground |
| Blue | 34.83% | a | 5% level of significance |
| Red | 24.48% | b |
|
| 1.5 feet above ground |
| Blue | 4.23% | a | no significant difference |
| Red | 4.13% | a |
treatments with different letters are significantly different (two-tailed t test)