Model Form #1
log10(FCBR) =
1.4 + 1.25 log10(TURB)
- 0.543 sin(2π D / 365)
where:
- FCBR is computed fecal coliform bacteria, in colonies per 100 milliliters
- TURB is turbidity, YSI model 6136, in formazin nephelometric units
- D is day of year, in the range of integers 1 through 365
Model Archive Summary
The model archive summary for computed fecal coliform bacteria can be viewed in pdf form here.
Model Calibration
Basic Data
| Number of measurements: | 37 |
|---|---|
| Mean squared error: | 0.178929 |
| Multiple R2: | 0.708 |
| Bias correction (smearing) factor: | 1.56 |
Explanatory Variables
| Variable | Value | Standard error |
|---|---|---|
| Intercept | 1.4 | 0.122 | log10(TURB) | 1.25 | 0.165 | sin(2π D / 365) | -0.543 | 0.0939 |
Correlation Matrix
| Intercept | log10(TURB) | sin(2π D / 365) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intercept | 1 | -0.8202 | 0.0558 |
| log10(TURB) | -0.8202 | 1 | -0.0991 |
| sin(2π D / 365) | 0.0558 | -0.0991 | 1 |
Reference
- Senior, L.A., 2017, Estimated fecal coliform bacteria concentrations using near real-time continuous water-quality and streamflow data from five stream sites in Chester County, Pennsylvania, 2007-16: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2017-5075, 46 p.