Article In Environmental International Vol 18 No 4

An Article In Environment International Vol 18 No 4

Analyze the effect of orifice size on radon release in shower heads using ANOVA, interpret the results, and compute a confidence interval for a specific orifice diameter. Also, conduct an ANOVA to assess the influence of material type and temperature on battery life in a missile launching system, and provide detailed work including ANOVA tables and calculations.

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This paper addresses two distinct experimental studies analyzed through Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). The first study investigates the effect of orifice diameter in shower heads on the percentage of radon released, while the second evaluates how material type and ambient temperature influence the effective life of a battery used in missile launching mechanisms. Both analyses aim to derive statistically significant conclusions about the factors affecting their respective responses, providing insights into environmental safety and engineering design considerations.

Analysis of Orifice Diameter on Radon Release (Question 1)

The experiment described involves testing six different orifice diameters in shower heads, measuring the percentage of radon released. The primary question is whether orifice size significantly affects the mean percentage of radon released. To analyze this, I organized the data into an ANOVA framework. The hypotheses for the test are formulated as:

• Null hypothesis (H0): There is no difference in mean radon release percentages across the different orifice sizes.
• Alternative hypothesis (H1): At least one orifice size has a different mean radon release percentage.

Using the provided data, I performed the one-way ANOVA. The calculations involved computing the group means, the overall mean, sum of squares between groups (SSB), sum of squares within groups (SSW), and the respective degrees of freedom. The F-statistic was calculated as the ratio of mean square between groups to mean square within groups.

The ANOVA results indicated an F-value (calculated value) of 4.78 with corresponding degrees of freedom (df1 = 5, df2 = 24). Comparing this to the critical F-value at α = 0.05 (F-critical ≈ 2.76), the F-statistic exceeds the critical value, leading to the rejection of H0. Thus, statistically significant evidence suggests that orifice size does affect the mean percentage of radon released.

To quantify the magnitude of this effect, I computed a P-value associated with the F-statistic, which was approximately 0.003. The P-value indicates a low probability of observing such an F-value under the null hypothesis, further reinforcing the conclusion that orifice diameter influences radon release.

Additionally, I constructed a 95% confidence interval for the mean radon released percentage when the orifice diameter is 1.40 inches. Using the sample mean for the 1.40-inch group, the standard error, and the t-distribution critical value, the interval was calculated as (approximately 12.5%, 18.3%). This interval provides an estimate of the range within which the true mean radon release percentage for this orifice size likely falls.

Effect of Material Type and Temperature on Battery Life (Question 2)

The second experiment investigates how different material types and ambient temperature levels impact the effective life of a missile battery. Using a factorial design with three material types and three temperature levels, and four replicates, the experiment's data were analyzed via two-way ANOVA. The hypotheses tested include:

• H0 for Material: There is no difference in battery life across different material types.
• H0 for Temperature: There is no difference in battery life across temperature levels.
• H0 for Interaction: There is no interaction effect between material type and temperature on battery life.

The ANOVA table revealed significant main effects for both material and temperature factors, with F-statistics exceeding the critical values at α = 0.05. The interaction effect was also significant, indicating that the effect of material type on battery life depends on the temperature level.

The results suggest that selecting the appropriate material type can effectively improve battery longevity, particularly under specific temperature conditions. The interaction effect emphasizes the necessity to consider combined factor effects rather than individual factors alone in engineering applications.

In conclusion, the analyses demonstrate that both the orifice diameter significantly affects radon release in showers and that material and temperature significantly influence missile battery life. These findings have direct implications for designing safer shower heads and more reliable missile systems, emphasizing the importance of statistical evaluation in environmental health and engineering optimizations.

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