Computational Statistics in the Earth Sciences: With Applications in MATLAB

ISBN-13: 9781107096004 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 464 str.

Alan D. Chave

Opis

This book combines theoretical underpinnings of statistics with practical analysis of Earth sciences data using MATLAB. Supplementary resources are available online.

Recenzje

'… this book will be a welcome and invaluable addition to any earth scientist's library.' Sven Treitel, The Leading Edge

Spis treści

Preface; 1. Probability concepts; 2. Statistical concepts; 3. Statistical distributions; 4. Characterization of data; 5. Point, interval and ratio estimators; 6. Hypothesis testing; 7. Nonparametric methods; 8. Resampling methods; 9. Linear regression; 10. Multivariate statistics; 11. Compositional data; Appendix: MATLAB functions to produce ternary diagrams; References; Index.