Fourth  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

0.63

October

0.38

November

0.61

December

0.98

Gross Beta

Quarter

0.32

October

0.23

November

1.00

December

0.92

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

 

October 5th

0.39

 

October 12th

0.62

 

October 19th

0.43

 

October 26th

0.67

 

November 2nd

0.20

 

November 9th

0.89

 

November 16th

0.39

 

November 23rd

0.72

 

November 30th

0.35

 

December 7th

0.39

 

December 14th

0.32

 

December 21st

0.67

 

December 28th

0.25

Gross Beta

 

October 5th

0.89

 

October 12th

0.67

 

October 19th

0.78

 

October 26th

0.89

 

November 2nd

0.32

 

November 9th

0.62

 

November 16th

0.05

 

November 23rd

0.15

 

November 30th

0.67

 

December 7th

0.15

 

December 14th

0.78

 

December 21st

0.15

 

December 28th

0.03

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

 

 

 

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