Statistics for environmental science and management

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Title:

Author:

Manly, Bryan F. J., 1944-

ISBN:

9781584880295

Personal Author:

Manly, Bryan F. J., 1944-

Publication Information:

Boca Raton, FL : Chapman & Hall/CRC 2001.

Physical Description:

326 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Contents:

1. The Role of Statistics in Environmental Science -- 2. Environmental Sampling -- 3. Models for Data -- 4. Drawing Conclusions from Data -- 5. Environmental Monitoring -- 6. Impact Assessment -- 7. Assessing Site Reclamation -- 8. Time Series Analysis -- 9. Spatial Data Analysis -- 10. Censored Data -- 11. Monte Carlo Risk Assessment -- 12. Final Remarks -- App. A. Some Basic Statistical Methods -- App. B. Statistical Tables.

Subject Term:

Environmental sciences -- Statistical methods.

Environmental management -- Statistical methods.

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Summary

The use of appropriate statistical methods is essential when working with environmental data. Yet, many environmental professionals are not statisticians. A ready reference guide to the most common methods used in environmental applications, Statistics for Environmental Science and Management introduces the statistical methods most frequently used by environmental scientists, managers, and students.

Using a non-mathematical approach, the author describes techniques such as: environmental monitoring, impact assessment, assessing site reclamation, censored data, and Monte Carlo risk assessment, as well as the key topics of time series and spatial data. The book shows the strengths of different types of conclusions available from statistical analyses. It contains internet sources of information that give readers access to the latest information on specific topics.

The author's easy to understand style makes the subject matter accessible to anyone with a rudimentary knowledge of the basics of statistics while emphasizing how the techniques are applied in the environmental field. Clearly and copiously illustrated with line drawings and tables, Statistics for Environmental Science and Management covers all the statistical methods used with environmental applications and is suitable as a text for graduate students in the environmental science area.