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Table 3 Results of paired sample t-tests

From: Surgery scheduling heuristic considering OR downstream and upstream facilities and resources

Scenarios

t statistic

p-value

Conclusion

OR occupancy

 ES–AS

19.09

<  0.01

ES > AS

 PS–ES

5.31

<  0.01

PS > ES

 PS–AS

12.91

<  0.01

PS > AS

Number of surgeries

 ES–AS

5.32

<  0.01

ES > AS

 PS–ES

0.00

0.50

PS = ES

 PS–AS

8.00

<  0.01

PS > AS

BII Variance

 ES–AS

−2.10

0.045

ES < AS

 PS–ES

−0.82

0.22

PS = ES

 PS–AS

−2.54

0.026

PS < AS