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Regression coefficient for the number of employees 15

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0
0 500 1000 1500 2000
Average annual solid waste per company for the 20
waste groups (tons)
Figure 16.11 Waste group comparison of average solid
waste per company in the 20 waste groups versus the
regression coefficient for the number of employees.

TABLE 16.8 NONMANUFACTURING WASTE GROUP COMPARISON OF AVERAGE SOLID
WASTE PER COMPANY VERSUS THE REGRESSION COEFFICIENT FOR THE NUMBER
OF EMPLOYEES

AVERAGE SOLID EMPLOYEE
WASTE PER COMPANY REGRESSION
WASTE GROUP ABBREVIATION PER YEAR (TONS) COEFFICIENT

Restaurants RST 158.9 5.91
Mining MIN 105.5 5.21

Food stores FDS 67.7 2.71
Medical services MED 60.7 0.98

Hotels HTL 51.0 2.01
Construction CON 48.4 3.54

Education EDU 46.0 0.25
Recreation and museums REC 44.5 1.87

Retail and wholesale RTL 24.3 0.78
Automotive sales, service, and repair AUT 16.3 0.51

Agriculture ARG 15.7 1.29
Commercial and government GOV 2.5 0.43