The adjusted coefficient of determination (R
2
adj), the root mean
square error (RMSE), and % of sum error of prediction (%SEP) were
calculated to determine the goodness-of-fit. The existing growth
data for S. aureus in different meat products and milk collected from
literature (Table 1) were compared with the models developed in
the current study to evaluate the performance of developed
models. While substrates, methods, and presentation of results
varied among the published data, for overall consistency