Table 4: Assessment of analytical methods between MIC and standard pour plate technique on hedonic scale from 1 to 9 points (dislike extremely to like extremely).
| Factors influencing method adoption |
Average score (total of 9 points) |
| MIC |
Pour plate |
| - comfortable usage |
8.8±0.4 |
6.0±0.6 |
| - simple analytical method |
7.9±0.7 |
6.5±0.7 |
| - easy cleaning |
8.7±0.4 |
7.0±0.6 |
| - less labor-intensity |
8.9±0.3 |
7.0±0.4 |
| - high throughput |
8.8±0.6 |
5.0±0.6 |
| - time to detection |
8.7±0.4 |
5.9±0.7 |
| - effective use of utility |
8.0±0.4 |
6.0±0.6 |
| - total acceptance |
8.9±0.3 |
6.0±0.6 |
| Average score |
8.5±0.4 |
6.1±0.6 |
Note: The average scores with standard deviation were calculated from the 10 QC staff members at Buono factory.