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Statistical analysis of spherical data

N.I. Fisher, T. Lewis, B.J.J. Embleton

Cambridge University Press, 1993, c1987

1st pbk. ed

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"In this first paperback edition ... a number of corrections and changes"--Pref

Bibiliography: p. [312]-320

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This is the first comprehensive, yet clearly presented, account of statistical methods for analysing spherical data. The analysis of data, in the form of directions in space or of positions of points on a spherical surface, is required in many contexts in the earth sciences, astrophysics and other fields, yet the methodology required is disseminated throughout the literature. Statistical Analysis of Spherical Data aims to present a unified and up-to-date account of these methods for practical use. The emphasis is on applications rather than theory, with the statistical methods being illustrated throughout the book by data examples.

Table of Contents

  • Preface
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Terminology and spherical coordinate systems
  • 3. Descriptive and ancillary methods, and sampling problems
  • 4. Models
  • 5. Analysis of a single sample of unit vectors
  • 6. Analysis of a single sample of undirected lines
  • 7. Analysis of two or more samples of vectorial or axial data
  • 8. Correlation, regression and temporal/spatial analysis
  • Appendices
  • References
  • Index.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA20700213
  • ISBN
    • 0521456991
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    xiv, 329 p.
  • Size
    23 cm
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