Statistical Analysis of Spherical Data
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: August 27, 1993
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 343
ISBN-13: 9780521456999
Subjects: Astrophysics; Probability & statistics; Science; Mathematical Statistics; Mathematics; Science/Mathematics; Astrophysics & Space Science; Probability & Statistics - General; Mathematics / Statistics; Multivariate analysis; Science / Astronomy; Science-Astrophysics & Space Science
First sentence: Many different ways of representing a three-dimensional unit vector or axis have been developed over the centuries, due not only to the requirements of disciplines (Astronomy, Geodesy, Geology, Geophysics, Mathematics,...) but also to diverse needs within a discipline: in Geology, for example, there appear to be five or six systems in current use.