Preliminary Results of a Statistical Analysis of a Long-Term Limnological Study of The Coralville Reservoir

Authors

William D. Wade, University of Iowa
Donald B. McDonald, University of IowaFollow

Document Type

Research

Abstract

The Coralville Reservoir, located on the Iowa River upstream from Iowa City, has been the subject of an intensive limnological study for the past five years. Interpretation of the physical, chemical and biological data obtained was difficult due to the large numbers of parameters measured and the frequency of sampling. The application of various statistical methods was undertaken in order to aid in analysis of the data. Preliminary correlation analyses yielded some meaningful correlations but had severe limitations. Auto-covariance and auto-correlation analysis for each parameter as well as cross-covariance and correlation tests between a number of parameters yielded useful data on the presence or absence of periodic components. Auto-covariance curves obtained from the study appear to be useful in determining optimal sampling frequency for each parameter.

Publication Date

1970

Journal Title

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Volume

77

Issue

1

First Page

228

Last Page

232

Copyright

©1970 Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Wade, William D. and McDonald, Donald B. (1970) "Preliminary Results of a Statistical Analysis of a Long-Term Limnological Study of The Coralville Reservoir," Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 77(1), 228-232.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol77/iss1/35