40 C.F.R. § 1065.602

Current through September 30, 2024

Section 1065.602 - Statistics

(a)Overview. This section contains equations and example calculations for statistics that are specified in this part. In this section we use the letter "y" to denote a generic measured quantity, the superscript over-bar "^-" to denote an arithmetic mean, and the subscript "_ref" to denote the reference quantity being measured.

(b)Arithmetic mean. Calculate an arithmetic mean, y, as follows:

Example:

N = 3

y₁

y₂

= y₃ = 11.09

y = 11.20

(c)Standard deviation. Calculate the standard deviation for a non-biased (e.g., N-1) sample, A, as follows:

Example:

N = 3

y₁

y₂

= y₃ = 11.09

y = 11.20

A_y = 0.6619

(d)Root mean square. Calculate a root mean square, rms_y, as follows:

Example:

N = 3

y₁

y₂

= y₃ = 11.09

= 11.21

(e)Accuracy. Determine accuracy as described in this paragraph (e). Make multiple measurements of a standard quantity to create a set of observed values, y_i, and compare each observed value to the known value of the standard quantity. The standard quantity may have a single known value, such as a gas standard, or a set of known values of negligible range, such as a known applied pressure produced by a calibration device during repeated applications. The known value of the standard quantity is represented by y_ref_i. If you use a standard quantity with a single value, y_ref_i would be constant. Calculate an accuracy value as follows:

Example:

y_ref

N = 3

y₁

y₂

y₃

accuracy = 2.8

(f)t-test. Determine if your data passes a t-test by using the following equations and tables:

(1) For an unpaired t-test, calculate the t statistic and its number of degrees of freedom, v, as follows:

Example:

y_ref

Y = 1123.8

A_ref = 9.399

A_y = 10.583

N_ref

N = 7

t = 16.63

A_ref = 9.399

A_y = 10.583

= 11

N = 7

v = 11.76

(2) For a paired t-test, calculate the t statistic and its number of degrees of freedom, v, as follows, noting that the [EPSILON]_i are the errors (e.g., differences) between each pair of y_ref_i and y_i:

Example 1:

[EPSILON] = -0.12580

N = 16

A_[EPSILON] = 0.04837

t = 10.403

v = N-1

Example 2:

N = 16

v = 16-1

v = 15

(3) Use Table 1 of this section to compare t to the t_crit values tabulated versus the number of degrees of freedom. If t is less than t_crit, then t passes the t-test. The Microsoft Excel software has a TINV function that returns results equivalent results and may be used in place of Table 1, which follows:

Table 1 of § 1065.602 -Critical t Values Versus Number of Degrees of Freedom, v^a

v	Confidence
v	90%	95%
1	6.314	12.706
2	2.920	4.303
3	2.353	3.182
4	2.132	2.776
5	2.015	2.571
6	1.943	2.447
7	1.895	2.365
8	1.860	2.306
9	1.833	2.262
10	1.812	2.228
11	1.796	2.201
12	1.782	2.179
13	1.771	2.160
14	1.761	2.145
15	1.753	2.131
16	1.746	2.120
18	1.734	2.101
20	1.725	2.086
22	1.717	2.074
24	1.711	2.064
26	1.706	2.056
28	1.701	2.048
30	1.697	2.042
35	1.690	2.030
40	1.684	2.021
50	1.676	2.009
70	1.667	1.994
100	1.660	1.984
1000+	1.645	1.960

^a Use linear interpolation to establish values not shown here.

(g)F-test. Calculate the F statistic as follows:

Example:

F = 1.268

(1) For a 90% confidence F-test, use the following table to compare F to the F_crit90 values tabulated versus (N-1) and (N_ref-1). If F is less than F_crit90, then F passes the F-test at 90% confidence.

(2) For a 95% confidence F-test, use the following table to compare F to the F_crit90 values tabulated versus (N-1) and (N_ref-1). If F is less than F_crit95, then F passes the F-test at 95% confidence.

(h)Slope. Calculate a least-squares regression slope, a_1y, using one of the following two methods:

(1) If the intercept floats, i.e., is not forced through zero:

Example:

N = 6000

= 2045.8

y = 1050.1

y_ref1

y_ref

= 1.0110

(2) If the intercept is forced through zero, such as for verifying proportional sampling:

Example:

N = 6000

= 2045.8

= 2045.0

= 1.0110

(i)Intercept. For a floating intercept, calculate a least-squares regression intercept, a_0y, as follows:

Example:

y = 1050.1

a_1y

y_ref

a_0y

a_0y

(j)Standard error of the estimate. Calculate a standard error of the estimate, SEE, using one of the following two methods:

(1) For a floating intercept:

Example:

N = 6000

y₁

a_0y

a_1y

y_ref1

= 5.348

(2) If the intercept is forced through zero, such as for verifying proportional sampling:

Example:

N = 6000

= 2045.8

a_1y

y_ref1

= 5.347

(k)Coefficient of determination. Calculate a coefficient of determination, r_y², as follows:

Example:

N = 6000

= 2045.8

a_0y

a_1y

= 2045.0

y = 1480.5

(l)Flow-weighted mean concentration. In some sections of this part, you may need to calculate a flow-weighted mean concentration to determine the applicability of certain provisions. A flow-weighted mean is the mean of a quantity after it is weighted proportional to a corresponding flow rate. For example, if a gas concentration is measured continuously from the raw exhaust of an engine, its flow-weighted mean concentration is the sum of the products of each recorded concentration times its respective exhaust molar flow rate, divided by the sum of the recorded flow rate values. As another example, the bag concentration from a CVS system is the same as the flow-weighted mean concentration because the CVS system itself flow-weights the bag concentration. You might already expect a certain flow-weighted mean concentration of an emission at its standard based on previous testing with similar engines or testing with similar equipment and instruments. If you need to estimate your expected flow-weighted mean concentration of an emission at its standard, we recommend using the following examples as a guide for how to estimate the flow-weighted mean concentration expected at the standard. Note that these examples are not exact and that they contain assumptions that are not always valid. Use good engineering judgment to determine if you can use similar assumptions.

(1) To estimate the flow-weighted mean raw exhaust NO_X concentration from a turbocharged heavy-duty compression-ignition engine at a NO_X standard of 2.5 g/(kW·hr), you may do the following:

(i) Based on your engine design, approximate a map of maximum torque versus speed and use it with the applicable normalized duty cycle in the standard-setting part to generate a reference duty cycle as described in § 1065.610 . Calculate the total reference work, W_ref, as described in § 1065.650 . Divide the reference work by the duty cycle's time interval, [DELTA]t_dutycycle, to determine mean reference power, p_ref.

(ii) Based on your engine design, estimate maximum power, P_max, the design speed at maximum power, '_nmax, the design maximum intake manifold boost pressure, P_inmax, and temperature, T_inmax. Also, estimate a mean fraction of power that is lost due to friction and pumping,

P_frict. Use this information along with the engine displacement volume, V_disp, an approximate volumetric efficiency, ·_V, and the number of engine strokes per power stroke (two-stroke or four-stroke), N_stroke, to estimate the maximum raw exhaust molar flow rate, n_exhmax.

(iii) Use your estimated values as described in the following example calculation:

Example:

= 2.5 g/(kW·hr)

W_ref

M_NOX

[DELTA]t_dutycycle = 20 min = 1200 s

P_ref

P_frict

p_max

p_max

V_disp

f_nmax

N_stroke

·_V = 0.9

R = 8.314472 J/(mol·K)

T_max

(2) To estimate the flow-weighted mean NMHC concentration in a CVS from a naturally aspirated nonroad spark-ignition engine at an NMHC standard of 0.5 g/(kW·hr), you may do the following:

(i) Based on your engine design, approximate a map of maximum torque versus speed and use it with the applicable normalized duty cycle in the standard-setting part to generate a reference duty cycle as described in § 1065.610 . Calculate the total reference work, W_ref, as described in § 1065.650 .

(ii) Multiply your CVS total molar flow rate by the time interval of the duty cycle, [DELTA]t_dutycycle. The result is the total diluted exhaust flow of the n_dexh.

(iii) Use your estimated values as described in the following example calculation:

Example:

e_NMHC

W_ref

M_NMHC

n_dexh

[DELTA]t_dutycycle = 30 min = 1800 s

= 53.8 [MICRO]mol/mol

(m)Median. Determine median, M, as described in this paragraph (m). Arrange the data points in the data set in increasing order where the smallest value is ranked 1, the second-smallest value is ranked 2, etc.

(1) For even numbers of data points:

(i) Determine the rank of the data point whose value is used to determine the median as follows:

Eq. 1065.602-18

Where:

i = an indexing variable that represents the rank of the data point whose value is used to determine the median.

N = the number of data points in the set.

Example:

N = 4

= 41.515

y₂

y₃

= 41.902

i = 2

i = 2

(ii) Determine the median as the average of the data point i and the data point i + 1 as follows:

Example:

Eq. 1065.602-19

(2) For odd numbers of data points, determine the rank of the data point whose value is the median and the corresponding median value as follows:

Eq. 1065.602-20

Where:

i = an indexing variable that represents the rank of the data point whose value is the median.

N = the number of data points in the set.

Example:

N = 3

= 41.515

y₂

= 41.780

y₃

= 41.861

40 C.F.R. §1065.602

86 FR 34548, June 29, 2021; 87 FR 64865, Oct. 26, 2022; 89 FR 29807, Apr. 22, 2024

86 FR 34548, 6/29/2021; 87 FR 64865, 10/26/2022; 89 FR 29807, 6/21/2024; 89 FR 51237, 6/21/2024