Second Quarter 2005

INL Quarterly Site Environmental Report

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APPENDIX D
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS RESULTS

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

 

Parameter

pb

 

 

Gross Alpha

 

 

Quarter

0.49

 

 

April

0.10

 

 

May

0.99

 

 

June

0.82

 

 

Gross Beta

 

 

Quarter

0.95

 

 

April

0.65

 

 

May

0.89

 

 

June

1.00

 

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

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

 

April 6th

0.72

 

April 13th

0.89

 

April 20th

0.25

 

April 27th

0.67

 

May 4th

0.83

 

May 11th

0.52

 

May 18th

0.63

 

May 25th

0.09

 

June 1st

0.39

 

June 8th

0.89

 

June 15th

0.58

 

June 22nd

0.25

 

June 29th

0.12

Gross Beta

 

April 6th

0.15

 

April 13th

0.28

 

April 20th

0.09

 

April 27th

0.48

 

May 4th

0.62

 

May 11th

0.94

 

May 18th

0.26

 

May 25th

0.15

 

June 1st

0.25

 

June 8th

0.004

 

June 15th

0.36

 

June 22nd

1.00

 

June 29th

0.22

a.       See the Determining Statistical Differences of the Helpful Information section for details on the Mann-Whitney U test and a description of each test statistic.

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

 

 

 

 

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