Statistical analysis in climate research /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
1999.
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| Online Access: | http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=77515 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- I. Fundamentals. 2. Probability Theory. 3. Distributions of Climate Variables. 4. Concepts in Statistical Inference. 5. Estimation
- II. Confirmation and Analysis. 6. The Statistical Test of a Hypothesis. 7. Analysis of Atmospheric Circulation Problems
- III. Fitting Statistical Models. 8. Regression. 9. Analysis of Variance
- IV. Time Series. 10. Time Series and Stochastic Processes. 11. Parameters of Univariate and Bivariate Time Series. 12. Estimating Covariance Functions and Spectra
- V. Eigen Techniques. 13. Empirical Orthogonal Functions. 14. Canonical Correlation Analysis. 15. POP Analysis. 16. Complex Eigentechniques
- VI. Other Topics. 17. Specific Statistical Concepts in Climate Research. 18. Forecast Quality Evaluation. B. Elements of Linear Analysis
- C. Fourier Analysis and Fourier Transform
- D. Normal Density and Cumulative Distribution Function
- E. The X[superscript 2] Distribution
- F. Student's t Distribution
- G. The F Distribution
- H. Table-Look-Up Test
- I. Critical Values for the Mann-Whitney Test
- J. Quantiles of the Squared-ranks Test Statistic
- K. Quantiles of the Spearman Rank Correlation Coefficient
- L. Correlations and Probability Statements
- M. Some Proofs of Theorems and Equations.