only marginally significantP = 0.0831
For irreversible bending rate, on the other hand, because of much greater variation in the data a difference between hardwoods and softwoods was only marginally significant (mean for hardwoods 2.30 ± 0.286 % per h and for softwoods 1.13 ± 0.083; 1-way ANOVA, F 1,197 = 3.0343, P = 0.0831).