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Statistics of Earth Science Data

(Graham Borradaile)

¹ Haneberg Geoscience, 10208 39th Avenue SW, Seattle, WA 98146

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Statistics of Earth Science Data was published in 2003 by Springer and retails for $79.95. It consists of 11 chapters and two appendices that begin by covering standard material such as sampling schemes, central tendency and dispersion, theoretical distributions (limited to binomial, Poisson, and normal), statistical inference and hypothesis testing, comparison of frequency distribution curves, linear regression, and correlation of variables. The final four chapters are more specific to geoscientists, and the final three are especially specific to geologists, especially engineering geologists, who deal with circular and spherical orientation data. The two appendices (short but important) cover errors in compound quantities and the manual use of stereograms. A complete table of contents is available on the publisher's Web site (http://www.springeronline.com).

One of the unique features of this book is an abbreviated glossary in the front matter. Although it is abbreviated in length, the definitions are unusually thorough, and many consist of short articles running to more than 200 words. Borradaile also goes to great lengths to discuss sampling in theory and reality, which is an important consideration to anyone working in the geosciences. Our . . . [Full Text of this Article]