TY  - BOOK
AU  - Chave,Alan D.
TI  - Computational statistics in the earth sciences: with applications in MATLAB  
SN  - 9781107096004 
U1  - 000SA.055 23
PY  - 2017///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Earth sciences
KW  - Statistical methods
KW  - Data processing
KW  - Mathematical statistics
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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
N2  - Based on a course taught by the author, this book combines theoretical underpinnings of statistics with practical analysis of Earth sciences data using MATLAB. Datasets and bespoke MATLAB scripts are available online, as well as questions for use by instructors. This is an ideal text for advanced undergraduate and graduate students
ER  -