How did the 'state of emergency' declaration in Japan due to the COVID-19 pandemic affect the acoustic environment in a rather quiet residential area?

UCL Open Environ · 2020 · PMC10208345 · PMID 37229295

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somewhat significantp = 0.1so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Results of analyses of variance show that the difference between during and after the state of emergency was not significant for Saturday ( p = 0.55), but was somewhat significant for Sunday ( p = 0.1).

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a slightly increasing trendno p-value reported

Although the average values seem to suggest a slightly increasing trend of the noise levels in this area during and after the state of emergency, and by observation this could be attributed to increased traffic volume and construction noises, it was not conclusive enough as the number of measurements could not be enough and the dataset was not complete.

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