Table 5.
Best performing models for Hammond Pond (Newton, MA), Blue Hills (Milton, MA), and Hall's Pond (Brookline, MA), using only COVID-19 data, with measurements taken when trees were non-leafed as the reference category.
| Site | R2 | Explanatory variables | Coefficients | SE | t-Value | p value | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hammond Pond | 0.66 | Intercept | 67.41 | 0.68 | 90.58 | <0.001 | *** |
| log(road distance) | −9.56 | 0.33 | −29.11 | <0.001 | *** | ||
| COVID-19 with leafed trees | −1.43 | 0.44 | 3.25 | 0.0012 | ** | ||
| Blue Hills | 0.48 | Intercept | 81.95 | 1.47 | 55.08 | <0.001 | *** |
| log(road distance) | −12.37 | 0.62 | −19.98 | <0.001 | *** | ||
| COVID-19 with leafed trees | −1.26 | 0.64 | 1.98 | 0.049 | * | ||
| Hall's Pond | 0.10 | Intercept | 46.36 | 0.33 | 145.68 | <0.001 | *** |
| COVID-19 with leafed trees | 1.51 | 0.46 | −3.25 | 0.002 | ** |