Third  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

Pa

Gross Alpha

Quarter

0.95

July

0.15

August

0.96

September

0.53

Gross Beta

Quarter

0.30

July

0.92

August

0.85

September

0.76

a.     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 test

Parameter

Week

Pa

Gross Alpha

 

July 6th

0.89

 

July 13th

0.06

 

July 20th

0.87

 

July 27th

0.22

 

August 3rd

0.89

 

August 10th

0.25

 

August 17th

0.34

 

August 24th

0.25

 

August 31st

0.87

 

September 7th

0.69

 

September 14th

0.78

 

September 21st

0.67

 

September 28th

0.63

Gross Beta

 

July 6th

0.43

 

July 13th

0.89

 

July 20th

0.81

 

July 27th

0.62

 

August 3rd

0.62

 

August 10th

0.05

 

August 17th

0.75

 

August 24th

0.94

 

August 31st

0.34

 

September 7th

0.75

 

September 14th

0.06

 

September 21st

0.39

 

September 28th

0.22

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

 

 

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