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Environmental statistics with \(S\)-plus. (English) Zbl 0997.62522

London: Chapman & Hall/CRC. 416 p. (2000).
Publisher’s description: A clear, comprehensive treatment of the subject, this book is an ideal resource for environmental scientists, engineers, regulators, and students, even those with only a limited knowledge of statistics. It provides insight into what to think about before you collect environmental data, how to collect it, and how to make sense of it after you have it. This book addresses the vast array of methods used today by scientists, researchers, and regulators. Through its convenient showcase of information and numerous data sets posted on the Web, the book shows you how to implement these methods using the statistical software package S-PLUS and the add-in modules EnvironmentalStats for S-PLUS, S+SpatialStats, and S-PLUS for ArcView. This survey of statistical methods, definitions, and concepts helps you collect and effectively analyze data for environmental pollution problems.

MSC:

62P12 Applications of statistics to environmental and related topics
62-04 Software, source code, etc. for problems pertaining to statistics
62-01 Introductory exposition (textbooks, tutorial papers, etc.) pertaining to statistics

Software:

ArcView; S-PLUS
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