Statistics in Environmental Sciences - 9781786305077

Statistics in Environmental SciencesAuthor(s): Valerie David\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc, United Kingdom\nImprint: ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc\nISBN-13: 9781786305077, 978-1786305077\nSynopsis\nStatistical tools are indispensable for the environmental sciences. They have become an integral part of the scientific process, from the development of the sampling plan to the obtainment of results.\n Statistics in Environmental Sciences provides the foundation for the interpretation of quantitative data (basic vocabulary, main laws of probabilities, etc.) and the thinking behind sampling and experimental methodology. It also introduces the principles of statistical tests such as decision theory and examines the key choices in statistical tests, while keeping the established objectives in mind.\n The book examines the most used statistics in the field of environmental sciences. Detailed descriptions based on concrete examples are given, as .