Research Article

Design and Performance Analysis of a Mecanum-Built Perturbation-Based Balance Training Device

Table 3

Examining interaction via multiple comparisons: a comparison of distance generated by various weights.

Load (kg)Mean difference in distance (p-value)
203040TaskMean distance (cm)

200.259 (0.514)0.732 (0.007)9 cm straight8.906
30−0.259 (0.514)0.473 (0.116)
40−0.732 (0.007)−0.473 (0.116)

200.774 (0.000)1.254 (0.000)9 cm diagonal9.260
30−0.775 (0.000)0.479 (0.014)
40−1.25 (0.000)−0.479 (0.014)

200.895 (0.008)1.702 (0.000)18 cm straight17.657
30−0.895 (0.008)0.807 (0.018)
40−1.702 (0.000)−0.807 (0.018)

200.341 (0.688)1.380 (0.004)18 cm diagonal17.875
30−0.341 (0.688)1.038 (0.038)
40−1.380 (0.004)−1.038 (0.038)

The bold values indicate the statistically nonsignificant data, with a p-value > 0.5.