Fourth Quarter 2004

INEEL Quarterly Site Environmental Report

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APPENDIX D
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS RESULTS

TABLE D-1     Kruskal-Wallisa statistical results between INEEL, Boundary, and Distant LV air sample groups by quarter and by month.

Parameter

pb

Gross Alpha

Quarter

0.50

October

0.83

November

0.52

December

0.82

Gross Beta

Quarter

0.62

October

0.99

November

0.69

December

0.97

a.       See the Determining Statistical Differences of the Helpful Information section for details on the Kruskal-Wallace test.

b.     A 'p' value greater than 0.05 signifies no statistical difference between data groups.

 

TABLE D-2     Statistical difference in weekly LV air sample gross alpha and gross beta concentrations measured at Boundary and Distant locations.

 

Mann-Whitney U Testa

Parameter

Week

pb

Gross Alpha

 

 

 

October 6th

0.15

 

October 13th

0.20

 

October 20th

0.39

 

October 27th

0.03

 

November 3d

1.00

 

November 10th

0.75

 

November 17th

0.25

 

November 24th

0.78

 

December 1st

0.12

 

December 8th

0.47

 

December 15th

0.26

 

December 22nd

1.00

 

December 29th

1.00

Gross Beta

 

 

 

October 6th

0.67

 

October 13th

0.15

 

October 20th

0.09

 

October 27th

0.57

 

November 3d

0.75

 

November 10th

 0.75

 

November 17th

0.32

 

November 24th

1.00

 

December 1st

0.17

 

December 8th

0.94

 

December 15th

0.15

 

December 22nd

0.15

 

December 29th

0.89

See the Determining Statistical Differences of the Helpful Information section for details on the Mann Whitney U  test.

a.          A ‘p’ value greater than 0.05 signifies no statistical difference between data groups.  Red text indicates dates with statistically significant differences.

 

 

 

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