Open AccessSummary analysis of a Monte Carlo simulation of ecology`s statistical guidance and a proposed alternative
Author(s) -
S.W. Petersen
Publication year - 1995
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/269047
Subject(s) - wilcoxon signed rank test , monte carlo method , quantile , statistics , environmental science , rank (graph theory) , test (biology) , econometrics , ecology , engineering , mathematics , biology , mann–whitney u test , combinatorics
The State of Washington has recommended a specific statistical test procedure for identifying soil contamination at a potential waste site, referred to here as the State test. An alternative to this test has been presented (DOE/RL 1994), which uses the Wilcoxon Rank Sum, Quantile, and Hot Measurement Comparison tests (WQH). These same tests are recommended by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to determine if soils from a waste site differ from site-specific, reference-based standards