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Noxious weed production was not collected, however the introduced annual grass cheatgrass and introduced perennial grass bulbous bluegrass were deducted to account for the C -list noxious weed species. While the 2012 BRB PSCM-2 allowable herbaceous production exceeded 90 percent of the production performance standard, sample adequacy was not demonstrated with a minimum of 30 samples taken in either the reclaimed or the reference areas. Therefore reclamation success for Phase III 2012 herbaceous production is demonstrated by passing a one -sample t-test of the Reverse Null Hypothesis (CDMG 2005 proposed rules revisions 4.15.1 (2)(c)). The BRB PSCM- 2 production data were first evaluated for normality using the Shapiro-Francia test. Based on the BRB PSCM-2 production data the normality test was not passed. Consequently a square root transformation was performed and the normality test was passed. Calculations were undertaken using square root transformed data for both the BRB PSCM-2 production data and the production technical standard. Please refer to pages 19 and 20 and Table 1 in the vegetation success evaluation report contained in Attachment D for details and discussion. A reverse -null t-test asserting that the 2012 BRB PSCM-2 allowable herbaceous production exceeds the Weighted Reference Area allowable herbaceous production performance standard is as follows (data are square roots of oven -dry gm/0.5square meter data for both the BRB PSCM-2 production data and the production technical standard): t GaiC = x—(0.9=tech nical stmidard) s 6.473 — 3.221 tca[c = (., 35 J.41\ = 7.984 c ` Since critical table = 0.852 (one -tailed, alpha = 0.2, 35-1 df) is exceeded by tc�lc (7.984), the hypothesis of no difference is rejected and reclamation success for BRB PSCM-2 production under Phase III is demonstrated in 2012. 2014 Herbaceous Production Success Evaluation