Table 4.
Pearson correlation coefficients calculated for the elements determined in the tap water sample from the Akaki-Kality Sub-City of Addis Ababa.
| Element | Fe | Zn | Cu | Mn | Ni | Cr | Pb | As |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fe | 1 | |||||||
| Zn | 0.176 | 1 | ||||||
| Cu | -0.046 | 0.202 | 1 | |||||
| Mn | 0.636∗ | 0.064 | -0.058 | 1 | ||||
| Ni | -0.122 | 0.055 | 0.128 | -0.160 | 1 | |||
| Cr | -0.206 | -0.071 | -0.073 | -0.271 | 0.682∗ | 1 | ||
| Pb | -0.225 | -0.039 | -0.003 | -0.321 | 0.610∗ | 0.722 | 1 | |
| As | -0.071 | -0.022 | 0.023 | -0.102 | -0.216 | -0.395 | -0.090 | 1 |
Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level.