A-1 
appendix ^31 
The Cumulative Frequency 
Diagram Method for 
Determining Water Quality 
Attainment 
Report of the Chesapeake Bay Program STAC Panel to 
Review of Chesapeake Bay Program Analytical Tools 
STAC Publication 06-003 
9 October 2006 
Panel Members: 
David Secor, Chair (Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, University of Maryland 
Center for Environmental Science) 
Mary Christman (Dept, of Statistics, University of Florida) 
Frank Curriero (Departments of Environmental Health Sciences and Biostatistics, 
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health) 
David Jasinski (University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science) 
Elgin Perry (statistics consultant) 
Steven Preston (US Geological Survey, Annapolis) 
Ken Reckhow (Dept. Environmental Sciences & Policy Nicholas School of the 
Environment and Earth Sciences, Duke University) 
Mark Trice (Maryland Department of Natural Resources) 
appendix a 
The Cumulative Frequency Diagram Method for Determining Water Quality Attainment 
