Table 1 Descriptive statistics of noise exposure levels in decibels (dB) and populations of meshblocks (N = 52,561)
Number of mesh blocks | Mean | Median | SD | Min, max | 10th % | 25th % | 75th % | 90th % | IQR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Noise levels (dB) in all MBs | 52,561 | 35.19 | 38.86 | 17.42 | < 40, 80.43 | 2.62 | 25.58 | 47.81 | 54.6 | 22.23 |
Populations of inhabited MBs | 43,541 | 90 | 87 | 48.44 | 3, 1516 | 36 | 62 | 114 | 142 | 52 |