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. 2013 Apr 23;10(6):336–346. doi: 10.1080/15459624.2013.784633

TABLE V. Typical Ranges for Pre-Cleaning Log-Transformed ATP and RODAC.

  5% Trimmed Mean SD ±2SD Typical Range ≤+1SD Reasonable RangeA
ATP1        
Pre-cleaning, all surfaces 4.96 0.50 3.97–5.96 ≤5.46
Pre-cleaning, by surface type        
   Classroom desks 5.01 0.36 4.28–5.73 ≤5.37
   Cafeteria tables 5.19 0.46 4.27–6.12 ≤5.65
   Stall doors 4.62 0.51 3.60–5.65 ≤5.13
   Sink surroundings 4.91 0.47 3.97–5.85 ≤5.38
ATP2        
Pre-cleaning, all surfaces 2.99 0.52 1.95–4.02 ≤3.51
Pre-cleaning, by surface type        
   Classroom desks 3.13 0.36 2.41–3.85 ≤3.49
   Cafeteria tables 3.32 0.41 2.51–4.14 ≤3.73
   Stall doors 2.65 0.53 1.59–3.71 ≤3.18
   Sink surroundings 2.82 0.47 1.88–3.75 ≤3.29
ATP3        
Pre-cleaning, all surfaces 1.91 0.57 0.77–3.05 ≤2.48
Pre-cleaning, by surface type        
   Classroom desks 2.04 0.48 1.09–3.00 ≤2.52
   Cafeteria tables 2.21 0.40 1.41–3.01 ≤2.61
   Stall doors 1.53 0.61 0.32–2.74 ≤2.14
   Sink surroundings 1.80 0.54 0.71–2.89 ≤2.35
RODAC        
Pre-cleaning, all surfaces 1.41 0.69 0.02–2.80 ≤2.10
Pre-cleaning, by surface type        
   Classroom desks 1.49 0.54 0.42–2.56 ≤2.03
   Cafeteria tables 1.70 0.53 0.64–2.76 ≤2.23
   Stall doors 0.87 0.61 0.00–2.08 ≤1.48
   Sink surroundings 1.56 0.80 0.00–3.15 ≤2.35
A

Reasonable range to be interpreted as values that are not extraordinarily high.