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Fig. 4. Linear mixed effects (LME) model predictions (left side) for (a) macropore water content,
o (cm3 cm–3), (c) macropore hydraulic conductivity, Ko (cm d–1), and (e) oocyst attenuation,
eff20 (dimensionless), as a function of bulk density. The LME model predicted values are compared with measured (observed) values (right side). Comparing observed and predicted values of the three variables, the SEs are 0.67, 0.59, and 0.34, respectively. Further statistical evaluation of the LME model is given in Table 3.