Gregory's Server@avi too many factors :P... rope material, conditions(wet, cold), diameter. I did stumble on this pdf, I'm not done 'wading' through it tho:
http://paci.com.au/downloads_public/knots/Knot-Testing_Thomas-Evans_2016.pdf (800kb)
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@rek @avi @fleeky There is the concept of the efficiency of a knot — the proportion of the strength of the knot compared to the strength of the rope it's made out of. That only eliminates some of the conditions, of course, but does at least control for some of them.