Statistical Methods for Groundwater Monitoring, 2nd Edition

Preface xv

Acknowledgments xxiii

Acronyms xxv

1 Normal Prediction Intervals 1

2 Nonparametric Prediction Intervals 35

3 Prediction Intervals for Other Distributions 67

4 Gamma Prediction Intervals and Some Related Topics 77

5 Tolerance Intervals 97

6 Method Detection Limits 111

7 Practical Quantitation Limits 137

8 Interlaboratory Calibration 147

9 Contaminant Source Analysis 161

10 Intra-Well Comparison 191

11 Trend Analysis 205

12 Censored Data 217

13 Normal Prediction Limits for Left-Censored Data 245

14 Tests for Departure From Normality 257

15 Variance Component Models 281

16 Detecting Outliers 289

17 Surface Water Analysis 303

18 Assessment and Corrective Action Monitoring 317

19 Regulatory Issues 337

20 Summary 351

Topic Index 366