Environmental Statistics: Methods and Applications

· John Wiley & Sons
E-book
320
Páginas
As notas e avaliações não são verificadas Saiba mais

Sobre este e-book

In modern society, we are ever more aware of the environmentalissues we face, whether these relate to global warming, depletionof rivers and oceans, despoliation of forests, pollution of land,poor air quality, environmental health issues, etc. At the mostfundamental level it is necessary to monitor what is happening inthe environment - collecting data to describe the changingscene. More importantly, it is crucial to formally describe theenvironment with sound and validated models, and to analyse andinterpret the data we obtain in order to take action.

Environmental Statistics provides a broad overview of thestatistical methodology used in the study of the environment,written in an accessible style by a leading authority on thesubject. It serves as both a textbook for students of environmentalstatistics, as well as a comprehensive source of reference foranyone working in statistical investigation of environmentalissues.
* Provides broad coverage of the methodology used in thestatistical investigation of environmental issues.
* Covers a wide range of key topics, including sampling, methodsfor extreme data, outliers and robustness, relationship models andmethods, time series, spatial analysis, and environmentalstandards.
* Includes many detailed practical and worked examples thatillustrate the applications of statistical methods in environmentalissues.
* Authored by a leading authority on environmentalstatistics.

Sobre o autor

Vic Barnett is the author of Environmental Statistics: Methods and Applications, published by Wiley.

Avaliar este e-book

Diga o que você achou

Informações de leitura

Smartphones e tablets
Instale o app Google Play Livros para Android e iPad/iPhone. Ele sincroniza automaticamente com sua conta e permite ler on-line ou off-line, o que você preferir.
Laptops e computadores
Você pode ouvir audiolivros comprados no Google Play usando o navegador da Web do seu computador.
eReaders e outros dispositivos
Para ler em dispositivos de e-ink como os e-readers Kobo, é necessário fazer o download e transferir um arquivo para o aparelho. Siga as instruções detalhadas da Central de Ajuda se quiser transferir arquivos para os e-readers compatíveis.