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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790086503321

Autore

Wilks Daniel S

Titolo

Statistical methods in the atmospheric sciences [[electronic resource] /] / Daniel S. Wilks

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam, The Netherlands ; ; Boston, : Elsevier, c2011

ISBN

1-283-10129-7

9786613101297

0-12-385023-1

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (697 p.)

Collana

International geophysics series ; ; v. 100

Disciplina

551.5

Soggetti

Atmospheric physics - Statistical methods

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Preliminaries -- pt. 2. Univariate statistics -- pt. 3. Multivariate statistics.

Sommario/riassunto

Praise for the First Edition:""I recommend this book, without hesitation, as either a reference or course text...Wilks' excellent book provides a thorough base in applied statistical methods for atmospheric sciences.""--BAMS (Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society)Fundamentally, statistics is concerned with managing data and making inferences and forecasts in the face of uncertainty.  It should not be surprising, therefore, that statistical methods have a key role to play in the atmospheric sciences.  It is the uncertainty in atmospheric behavior that continues to move res