[R] Use of geometric mean for geochemical concentrations

[Bert Gunter]

better posted on r-sig-ecology? -- or maybe even stack exchange?

Cheers,
Bert

On Mon, Jan 22, 2024 at 7:45 AM Rich Shepard <rshepard using appl-ecosys.com>
wrote:

> A statistical question, not specific to R.
>
> I'm asking for a pointer for a source of definitive descriptions of what
> types of data are best summarized by the arithmetic, geometric, and
> harmonic
> means.
>
> As an aquatic ecologist I see regulators apply the geometric mean to
> geochemical concentrations rather than using the arithmetic mean. I want to
> know whether the geometric mean of a set of chemical concentrations (e.g.,
> in mg/L) is an appropriate representation of the expected value. If not, I
> want to explain this to non-technical decision-makers; if so, I want to
> understand why my assumption is wrong.
>
> TIA,
>
> Rich
>
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