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Statistics of earth science data : their distribution in time, space, and orientation /

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This book is intended for both undergraduate and graduate students in all branches of Earth science needing an introduction to any aspect of data treatment in connection with thesis preparation or writing up a project. It will also aid professional earth scientists to make the most of the interpreta...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Borradaile, G. J.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; New York : Springer, [2003]
Subjects:
Earth sciences > Statistical methods.
Geoestatística.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Sampling Schemes
  • Central Tendency and Dispersion
  • Theoretical Distributions: Binomial, Poisson and Normal Distributions
  • Statistical Interference: Estimation and Hypothesis Tests
  • Comparing Frequency
  • Distribution Curves
  • Regression: Linear, Curvilinear and Multilinear
  • Correlation and Comparison of Variables
  • Sequences, Cycles and Time-series
  • Circular Orientation Data
  • Spherical Orientation Data
  • Spherical Orientation Data: Tensors
  • Errors in Compound Quantities
  • Notes on the Manual Use of Stereograms.