Table 3. Anion Quantification Accuracy with ATR-FTIR.
| metric | nitrate | nitrite | carbonate | sulfate | borate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mean absolute error (mol/kg solvent) | 0.0101 | 0.0074 | 0.0148 | 0.0040 | 0.0150 |
| root mean squared error (mol/kg solvent) | 0.0127 | 0.0091 | 0.0201 | 0.0058 | 0.0196 |
| one-sided 95% confidence interval (mol/kg solvent) | 0.0277 | 0.0183 | 0.0362 | 0.0087 | 0.0422 |
| mean percent error (%) | 0.96 | 0.94 | 3.78 | 9.37 | 2.54 |