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Model Form #4

log₁₀(FCB) = 2.8543 + 0.7608 log₁₀(TURB) - 0.0013 SC

where:

FCB is computed fecal coliform bacteria, in colonies per 100 milliliters
TURB is turbidity, YSI EXO, in formazin nephelometric units
SC is specific conductance at 25 degrees Celsius, in microsiemens per centimeter

Model Calibration

Basic Data

Number of measurements:	60
Mean squared error:	0.23668225
Multiple R²:	0.72
Bias correction (smearing) factor:	1.7082

Explanatory Variables

Variable	Value	Standard error
Intercept	2.8543	0.6447
log₁₀(TURB)	0.7608	0.2162
SC	-0.0013	0.0003

Correlation Matrix

	Intercept	log₁₀(TURB)	SC
Intercept	1	-0.9637	-0.9135
log₁₀(TURB)	-0.9637	1	0.7896
SC	-0.9135	0.7896	1

Reference

Stone, M.L., Graham, J.L., and Gatotho, J.W., 2012, Continuous Real-Time Water-Quality Monitoring and Regression Analysis to Compute Constituent Concentrations, Loads, and Yields in the North Fork Ninnescah River above Cheney Reservoir, South-Central Kansas, 1999-2009: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2012-XXXX, XX pp.

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