The drug testing result for the member of female student basketball team, Miss

Julie Sarantini, on the presence of THC, an active ingredient found in marihuana, has
been further investigated. A concentration of THC in the urine exceeds 15ng/mL is
considered as be a positive result. In order to obtain the most accurate result, the
sample had been tested in two individual laboratories. Both of the laboratories ran 5
trials for the same sample to determine the average of the scores to minimize error.
Standard deviations for both data sets were also calculated to provide a range for more
precise result. The reports stated that the average concentration of THC was
15.8ng/mL (sdv.= 1.56ng/mL) and 15.2ng/mL (sdv.=0.53ng/mL). These reports stated
that the concentration of THC in the urine was definitely above 15ng/mL but the
standard deviations also indicated that there was a possibility the true value of THC
concentration was just below the threshold. Therefore, the result should be further
investigated before any announce should be made.
Pleasantville School Board Jun. 26
th
2014.
Drug-testing Results for Julie Sarantini
from AAA Analytical Laboratories from Puritan Drug Testing Services
Trial number Concentration THC (ng/mL) Trial number Concentration THC (ng/mL)
1 13.9 1 14.7
2 16.1 2 15.2
3 14.4 3 15.6
4 17.5 4 14.6
5 16.9 5 15.8
Average=
15.76
average=
15.18
15.8 15.2
S=
1.56140962
s=
0.531036722
1.56 0.53
*the mean and standard deviation had been rounded to three significant figures.