Environmental Statistics
Methods and Applications
Chapter One
Introduction
It's all around us.
In this book we will be examining how statistical principles and methods can be
used to study environmental problems. Our concern will be directed to:
probabilistic, stochastic and statistical models;
data collection, monitoring and representation;
drawing inferences about important characteristics of the problem;
using statistical methods to analyse data and to aid policy and action.
The principles and methods will be applicable to the complete range of environmental
issues (including pollution, conservation, management and control,
standards, sampling and monitoring) across all fields of interest and concern
(including air and water quality, forestry, radiation, climate, food, noise, soil
condition, fisheries, and environmental standards). Correspondingly, the probabilistic
and statistical tools will have to be wide-ranging. Inter alia, we will
consider extreme processes, stimulus response methodology, ... read full excerpt from Environmental Statistics: Methods and Applications ebook
