This sub-page of the Data Analysis page displays results of specific tests on the data values from the Data Entry Sub-page.
This page contains the following controls / displays:
Analyte |
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Choose the analyte whose data you want to test. Different analytes are specified on the Analyte page . |
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Normal Distribution Test |
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Choose a 1%, 5%, or 10% significance level for the associated normality test. VSP conducts a Shapiro-Wilk normality test if there are fewer than 50 selected data values; otherwise a Lilliefors normality test is conducted. |
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Upper Confidence Limit on Mean |
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Select the confidence level for the Upper Confidence Limit on Mean calculations. VSP uses two methods for computing the UCL on the mean: one assumes the data are normally distributed ( Parametric UCL ), the other does not ( Nonparametric UCL ). |
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Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test |
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WSR Test |
VSP conducts the WSR Test to compare the mean against a threshold. |
Gilbert, R.O. 1987. Statistical Methods for Environmental Pollution Monitoring, Wiley, NY.
Conover, W.J. 1999 . Practical Nonparametric Statistics, 3rd edition, Wiley, NY.
ProUCL. 2004 . ProUCL Version 3.0 User Guide April 2004 . Available for download from http://www.epa.gov/nerlesd1/tsc/tsc.htm.