Model Form #2
log10(FCB) =
1.89 + 0.08 TEMP
+ 0.53 log10(TURB)
where:
- FCB is computed fecal coliform bacteria, in colonies per 100 milliliters
- TEMP is water temperature, in degrees Celsius
- TURB is turbidity, in formazin nephelometric units
Model Calibration
Basic Data
| Number of measurements: | 188 |
|---|---|
| Mean squared error: | 0.25 |
| Multiple R2: | 0.68 |
| Bias correction (smearing) factor: | 2.01 |
Explanatory Variables
| Variable | Value | Standard error |
|---|---|---|
| Intercept | 1.89 | 0.12 | TEMP | 0.08 | 0.005 | log10(TURB) | 0.53 | 0.06 |
Correlation Matrix
| Intercept | TEMP | log10(TURB) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intercept | 1 | -0.336 | -0.777 |
| TEMP | -0.336 | 1 | -0.252 |
| log10(TURB) | -0.777 | -0.252 | 1 |
Reference
- Baldwin, A.K., Robertson, D.M., Saad, D.A., and Magruder, Christopher, 2013, Refinement of regression models to estimate real-time concentrations of contaminants in the Menomonee River drainage basin, southeast Wisconsin, 2008–11: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2013-5174, 113 p., seven appendixes