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Heliyon
; 6(3): e03511, 2020 Mar.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32258452
RESUMO
Modeling contaminant sorption data using a linear model is very common; however, the rationale for whether the y-intercept should be constrained or not remains a subject of debate. This article justifies constraining the y-intercept in the linear model to zero. By doing so, one imposes consistency on the system of linear equations, allowing for direct comparison of the sorption coefficients.