The background concentration of a chemical in soil was measured on ten random specimens of soil from an uncontaminated area.  The measured concentrations, in mg/kg, are: 1.4, 0.6, 1.2, 1.6, 0.5, 0.7, 0.3, 0.8, 0.2, and 0.9. Soil from a neighboring area will be declared “contaminated” if test specimens contain a chemical concentration higher than the upper 99% confidence limit of the background level.  What is the cleanup target concentration?

MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications
6th Edition
ISBN:9781119256830
Author:Amos Gilat
Publisher:Amos Gilat
Chapter1: Starting With Matlab
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 1P
icon
Related questions
Question

The background concentration of a chemical in soil was measured on ten random specimens of soil from an uncontaminated area.  The measured concentrations, in mg/kg, are: 1.4, 0.6, 1.2, 1.6, 0.5, 0.7, 0.3, 0.8, 0.2, and 0.9. Soil from a neighboring area will be declared “contaminated” if test specimens contain a chemical concentration higher than the upper 99% confidence limit of the background level.  What is the cleanup target concentration?

Expert Solution
steps

Step by step

Solved in 2 steps

Blurred answer
Similar questions
  • SEE MORE QUESTIONS
Recommended textbooks for you
MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications
MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications
Statistics
ISBN:
9781119256830
Author:
Amos Gilat
Publisher:
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Probability and Statistics for Engineering and th…
Probability and Statistics for Engineering and th…
Statistics
ISBN:
9781305251809
Author:
Jay L. Devore
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Statistics for The Behavioral Sciences (MindTap C…
Statistics for The Behavioral Sciences (MindTap C…
Statistics
ISBN:
9781305504912
Author:
Frederick J Gravetter, Larry B. Wallnau
Publisher:
Cengage Learning
Elementary Statistics: Picturing the World (7th E…
Elementary Statistics: Picturing the World (7th E…
Statistics
ISBN:
9780134683416
Author:
Ron Larson, Betsy Farber
Publisher:
PEARSON
The Basic Practice of Statistics
The Basic Practice of Statistics
Statistics
ISBN:
9781319042578
Author:
David S. Moore, William I. Notz, Michael A. Fligner
Publisher:
W. H. Freeman
Introduction to the Practice of Statistics
Introduction to the Practice of Statistics
Statistics
ISBN:
9781319013387
Author:
David S. Moore, George P. McCabe, Bruce A. Craig
Publisher:
W. H. Freeman