Product Description: Explore sample survey principles and methods with real-world examplesSample survey concepts and methodologies have evolved as the demand for wider application continues to grow. Sample Survey Principles and Methods, now in its third edition, continues to stress the relevance of sampling methods as they pertain to biological and social fields, and also expands to cover environmental, financial, and medical investigations...read more

In modern society, we are ever more aware of the environmental issues we face, whether these relate to global warming, depletion of rivers and oceans, despoliation of forests, pollution of land, poor air quality, environmental health issues, etc. At the most fundamental level it is necessary to monitor what is happening in the environment – collecting data to describe the changing scene. More importantly, it is crucial to formally describe the environment with sound and validated models, and to analyse and interpret the data we obtain in order to take action. Environmental Statistics provides a broad overview of the statistical methodology used in the study of the environment, written in an accessible style by a leading authority on the subject. It serves as both a textbook for students of environmental statistics, as well as a comprehensive source of reference for anyone working in statistical investigation of environmental issues. Provides broad coverage of the methodology used in the statistical investigation of environmental issues. Covers a wide range of key topics, including sampling, methods for extreme data, outliers and robustness, relationship models and methods, time series, spatial analysis, and environmental standards. Includes many detailed practical and worked examples that illustrate the applications of statistical methods in environmental issues. Authored by a leading authority on environmental statistics.

Product Description: Environmental statistics is a rapidly growing discipline that is important not only as a division of professional and academic statistics, but also in the accumulation of data on environmental effects and in the formulation of environmental policy by government agencies...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Product Description: Introducing a novel approach to setting environmental pollution standards that allow for proper treatment of uncertainty and variation, this book surveys the forms of standards and proposes a new kind of "statistically verifiable ideal standard...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Pollution is an environmental issue that concerns us all and is of major importance in terms of its impact on people s health and their living and working environments. This most recent volume of the Statistics for the Environment titles comprises the latest research and case-study material on topics in this area, with discussions on the various ways in which statistical models and methods can be used to advance knowledge and understanding of the different aspects of the pollution problem...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This three-volume set explores the application of statistics and probability to environmental research.

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Product Description: Statistical and probabilistic methods applied to environmental research is a rapidly growing field, and as more scientists discover how statistical analysis can help in this area, research is increasing. Areas covered in this text include environmental monitoring and sampling, measuring the levels and the consequences of pollution, climatological and meteorological issues and water resources...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Product Description: Environmental statistics are a high-profile area of study throughout the world. The SPRUCE initiative (Statistics in Public Resources Utilities and in Care of the Environment) was set up to promote interest in this area. This volume contains the proceedings of the 1st SPRUCE Conference, held in Lisbon, Portugal...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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