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. 2018 Sep 1;635:838–858. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.04.126

Table 2.

Median, median absolute deviation, mean and maximum variability ratios for all pair combinations of source groups; ratios in bold pass the threshold values for further inclusion in the apportionment modelling.

Two-cluster
Median χlf χfd χARM SIRM BackIRM HIRM R G B HRGB IRGB SRGB SI HI CI RI
 Cluster 1 (35 samples) 0.72 43.57 6.32 7.33 6.01 0.68 182.1 147.1 124.4 2.98 151.73 28.75 0.19 4.03 0.11 0.84
 Cluster 2 (64 samples) 0.34 16.85 2.73 4.08 3.09 0.49 187.3 158.2 135.05 1.26 160.22 24.85 0.16 3.46 0.08 0.64
Median absolute deviation
 Cluster 1 0.53 46.23 6.35 6.03 5.32 0.38 4 3.11 3.11 0.37 2.77 2.59 0.02 0.2 0.01 0.05
 Cluster 2 0.19 13.64 2.28 2.32 2.12 0.18 5.93 4.89 4.74 0.78 4.87 2.52 0.01 0.27 0.01 0.07
Mean variability ratio 1.7 1.7 1.43 1.15 1.2 0.8 1.06 2.9 2.85 3.66 2.3 1.64 2.38 2.59 2.83 3.8
Max variability ratio 1.7 1.7 1.43 1.15 1.2 0.8 1.06 2.9 2.85 3.66 2.3 1.64 2.38 2.59 2.83 3.8



Three-cluster
Median Xlf xfd XARM SIRM BackIRM HIRM R G B HRGB IRGB SRGB SI HI CI RI
 Cluster 1 (11 samples) 1.35 108.71 14.46 16.64 13.85 1.39 183 145.4 121.2 3.13 149.53 31.4 0.2 4.05 0.11 0.89
 Cluster 2 (38 samples) 0.45 22.9 3.28 5 4 0.52 182.3 149.2 127.1 2.62 152.67 28 0.18 3.91 0.1 0.78
 Cluster 3 (50 samples) 0.34 16.59 2.73 4.01 3.09 0.5 187.15 160.8 137.8 1.06 161.95 24.7 0.15 3.36 0.08 0.62
Median absolute deviation
 Cluster 1 0.36 24.56 7.21 4.08 2.47 0.33 3.71 5.11 2.82 0.72 4.47 1.19 0.01 0.29 0 0.05
 Cluster 2 0.3 21.8 2.96 3.38 2.91 0.21 5.93 5.04 5.19 0.52 4.15 1.26 0.01 0.23 0.01 0.09
 Cluster 3 0.16 11.78 1.95 2.23 1.89 0.17 5.49 5.34 4.45 0.54 5.31 1.74 0.01 0.17 0.01 0.04
Mean variability ratio 4.69 7.04 4.39 4.86 5.43 3.95 0.64 2.08 2.96 3.88 1.82 3.55 4.13 2.33 5.54 4.02
Max variability ratio 7.89 11.86 7.08 7.86 8.81 6.24 0.92 3.1 4.93 5.27 2.65 5.01 6.07 3.37 8.22 7.06



Four-cluster
Median Xlf Xfd XARM SIRM BackIRM HIRM R G B HRGB IRGB SRGB SI HI CI RI
 Cluster 1 (31 samples) 0.54 28.37 3.8 5.35 4.24 0.54 182.1 148.2 125.5 2.8 151.77 28 0.18 4 0.1 0.81
 Cluster 2 (47 samples) 0.3 14.8 2.55 3.89 2.9 0.46 187.1 157.6 134.9 1.3 159.9 25.2 0.16 3.47 0.08 0.65
 Cluster 3 (10 samples) 1.41 112.15 15.42 16.72 13.85 1.41 182.45 143.7 121.2 3.21 148.43 31.1 0.2 4.16 0.11 0.89
 Cluster 4 (11 samples) 0.57 35.1 6.03 5.71 4.6 0.57 189.7 165.9 144.5 0.58 166.8 22.2 0.13 3.21 0.07 0.55
Median absolute deviation
 Cluster 1 0.29 23.71 3.67 3.18 2.76 0.22 4.45 3.11 2.97 0.37 2.72 1.26 0.01 0.2 0.01 0.05
 Cluster 2 0.14 10.21 1.97 2.04 1.61 0.16 5.93 3.26 3.41 0.59 3.11 1.33 0.01 0.2 0.01 0.04
 Cluster 3 0.34 16.59 4.08 4.08 2.47 0.3 4.23 5.26 3.85 0.72 5.54 1.45 0.01 0.24 0.01 0.06
 Cluster 4 0.32 26.51 4.65 1.71 1.65 0.11 3.26 2.67 3.85 0.3 2.37 3.85 0.02 0.13 0 0.02
Mean Variability Ratio 4.68 7.07 4.6 4.67 5.41 4.11 1.09 3.87 4.04 8.26 3.39 3.03 3.99 3.45 6.33 6.58
Max Variability Ratio 10.46 15.71 9.75 10.42 11.88 9.25 2.01 6.64 6.57 12.39 6.3 5.35 5.98 6.05 11.6 12.54



Geology classification 1
Median Xlf Xfd XARM SIRM BackIRM HIRM R G B HRGB IRGB SRGB SI HI CI RI
Ironstone 1.18 102.32 13.64 13.15 10.94 1.18 183 145.4 121.2 2.94 149.53 31.28 0.2 4.01 0.11 0.89
Sand, lime, clay and banks 0.36 17.64 2.73 4.47 3.36 0.5 184.7 156.75 134.05 1.61 158.67 25.67 0.16 3.57 0.08 0.67
Median absolute deviation
Ironstone 0.55 66.32 8.74 5.97 4.72 0.38 4.52 6.15 4.97 0.52 4.65 1.37 0.01 0.21 0.01 0.06
Sand, lime, clay and banks 0.21 14.12 2.26 2.73 2.25 0.18 5.93 7.04 6.75 1.02 7.02 3.04 0.02 0.34 0.02 0.08
Mean variability ratio 4.34 6.63 5.45 3.65 4.1 3.96 0.33 1.79 2.32 2.03 1.62 2.69 3.2 1.65 2.77 3.52
Max variability ratio 4.34 6.63 5.45 3.65 4.1 3.96 0.33 1.79 2.32 2.03 1.62 2.69 3.2 1.65 2.77 3.52



Geology classification 2

Median Xlf Xfd XARM SIRM BackIRM HIRM R G B HRGB IRGB SRGB SI HI CI RI
Ironstone 1.18 102.32 13.64 13.15 10.94 1.18 183 145.4 121.2 2.94 149.53 31.28 0.2 4.01 0.11 0.89
Sandstone 0.37 19.58 3.49 4.75 3.59 0.57 190.4 161.4 138.7 1.65 162.97 27.45 0.16 3.56 0.09 0.62
Lime, clay and banks 0.35 16.73 2.46 4.06 3.07 0.46 183.3 154.9 132.2 1.57 157.33 25.65 0.16 3.59 0.08 0.68
Median absolute deviation
Ironstone 0.55 66.32 8.74 5.97 4.72 0.38 4.52 6.15 4.97 0.52 4.65 1.37 0.01 0.21 0.01 0.06
Sandstone 0.11 10.83 1.54 2.15 1.83 0.13 4 4.15 6.82 0.7 3.31 2.74 0.02 0.18 0.02 0.09
Lime, clay and banks 0.23 16.82 1.97 2.65 2.27 0.15 5.63 8.01 7.12 1.19 6.47 2.52 0.02 0.41 0.02 0.11
Mean variability ratio 3.44 4.74 4.61 2.83 3.1 3.43 1.11 1.93 2.05 1.53 2.06 1.96 2.18 1.3 1.96 2.4
Max variability ratio 5.93 7.81 6.86 4.14 4.64 4.98 1.77 3.23 3.2 2.65 3.5 3.09 3.34 2.4 2.94 3.65

Bold values signify values exceeding the threshold of 1 for the mean variability ratio and 2 for the maximum variability ratio.