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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460107103321

Autore

Acevedo Miguel F.

Titolo

Data analysis and statistics for geography, environmental science, and engineering / / by Miguel F. Acevedo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton, FL : , : CRC Press, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, , 2012

ISBN

0-429-16914-0

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (549 p.)

Disciplina

519.5

Soggetti

Geography - Data processing

Geography - Statistical methods

Environmental sciences - Data processing

Environmental sciences - Statistical methods

Engineering - Data processing

Engineering - Statistical methods

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Author; Chapter 1 - Introduction; Chapter 2 - Probability Theory; Chapter 3 - Random Variables, Distributions, Moments, and Statistics; Chapter 4 - Exploratory Analysis and Introduction to Inferential Statistics; Chapter 5 - More on Inferential Statistics: Goodness of Fit, Contingency Analysis, and Analysis of Variance; Chapter 6 - Regression; Chapter 7 - Stochastic or Random Processes and Time Series; Chapter 8 - Spatial Point Patterns; Chapter 9 - Matrices and Linear Algebra; Chapter 10 - Multivariate Models

Chapter 11 - Dependent Stochastic Processes and Time SeriesChapter 12 - Geostatistics: Kriging; Chapter 13 - Spatial Auto-Correlation and Auto-Regression; Chapter 14 - Multivariate Analysis I: Reducing Dimensionality; Chapter 15 - Multivariate Analysis II: Identifying and Developing Relationships among Observations and Variables; Bibliography; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

Providing a solid foundation for twenty-first-century scientists and engineers, Data Analysis and Statistics for Geography, Environmental



Science, and Engineering guides readers in learning quantitative methodology, including how to implement data analysis methods using open-source software. Given the importance of interdisciplinary work in sustainability, the book brings together principles of statistics and probability, multivariate analysis, and spatial analysis methods applicable across a variety of science and engineering disciplines.