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Model Form #1

log₁₀(SSR) = 0.253 + 0.997 log₁₀(TURB)

where:

SSR is computed suspended sediment, in milligrams per liter
TURB is turbidity, YSI model 6136, in formazin nephelometric units

Model Archive Summary

The model archive summary for computed suspended sediment can be viewed in pdf form here.

Model Calibration

Basic Data

Number of measurements:	87
Mean squared error:	0.072361
Multiple R²:	0.675
Bias correction (smearing) factor:	1.25

Explanatory Variables

Variable	Value	Standard error
Intercept	0.253	0.15
log₁₀(TURB)	0.997	0.0744

Correlation Matrix

	Intercept	log₁₀(TURB)
Intercept	1	-0.981
log₁₀(TURB)	-0.981	1

Reference

Gyves, M.C., 2021, Surrogate regression models for computation of time series suspended-sediment concentrations, Chester County, Pennsylvania (2020): U.S. Geological Survey data release

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