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38 <br />Table VII. Statistical Analysis of Sediment Discharge t-test <br />of Variables with Unknown Means and Variances <br />Sample Variance <br />Variable Description Size Hypothesis` <br />Qs 1983 rising vs. recessional 26,14 Rejected <br />Qf 26,14 Accepted <br />Qst It 29,14 Accepted <br />Qhs it 29,13 Rejected <br />C 26,14 Accepted <br />S <br />Cf 26914 Rejected <br />Cst It 29,14 Accepted <br />Qst 1982 vs. 1983 recessional 14,9 Rejected <br />Qhs it 8,13 Accepted <br />Cst 9,14 Accepted <br />Qst 1982 vs. 1983 all data 9,43 Rejected <br />Qhs 8,42 Accepted <br />Cst f, 9,43 Rejected <br />where: Qs = suspended sand load <br /> Qf = suspended fine material load (<0.0625 mm) <br /> Qst - total suspended load <br /> Qhs = Helly-Smith load <br /> C = concentration of sands <br /> s <br /> Cf = concentration of fine material <br /> Cst = total suspended concentration <br />*Hypothesis: No significant difference between the populations at the <br />5% significance level using the t-test.