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Context:Reporting:pH

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pH is defined over a logarithmic scale, and therefore cannot be averaged in the traditional manner. In Datashed's reports,

  • Median pH values are not shown because median pH is so easily misinterpreted.
  • Average pH is not calculated as a mean of pH values, but rather a mean of hydronium ion concentration:
\mbox{Average pH} = - \log \frac{\sum_{i=1}^N 10^{-\mathrm{pH}_i}}{N}
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