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Statistical methods in the atmospheric sciences / Daniel S. Wilks.

By: Publisher: Amsterdam, Netherlands : Elsevier, [2019]Copyright date: ©2019Edition: Fourth editionDescription: xxi, 818 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780128158234
  • 0128158239
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • QC874.5 .W55 2019
Contents:
Part I. Preliminaries : Introduction -- Review of probability -- Part II. Univariate statistics : Empirical distributions and exploratory data analysis -- Parametric probability distributions -- Frequentist statistical inference -- Bayesian inference -- Statistical forecasting -- Ensemble forecasting -- Forecast verification -- Time series -- Part III. Multivariate statistics : Matrix algebra and random matrices -- The multivariate normal distribution -- Principal component (EOF) analysis -- Multivariate analysis of vector pairs -- Discrimination and classification -- Cluster analysis -- Appendix A : Example data sets -- Appendix B: Probability tables -- Appendix C: Answers to exercises.
Summary: Statistical Methods in the Atmospheric Sciences, Fourth Edition, continues the tradition of trying to meet the needs of students, researchers and operational practitioners. This updated edition not only includes expanded sections built upon the strengths of the prior edition, but also provides new content where there have been advances in the field, including Bayesian analysis, forecast verification and a new chapter dedicated to ensemble forecasting. Key Features Provides a strong, yet concise, introduction to applied statistics that is specific to atmospheric science Contains revised and expanded sections on nonparametric tests, test multiplicity and quality uncertainty descriptors Includes new sections on ANOVA, quantile regression, the lasso and other regularization methods, regression trees, changepoint detection, ensemble forecasting and exponential smoothing
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
BOOK BOOK NCAR Library Mesa Lab QC874.5 .W55 2019 1 Checked out 07/01/2024 50583020009209
Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. Preliminaries : Introduction -- Review of probability -- Part II. Univariate statistics : Empirical distributions and exploratory data analysis -- Parametric probability distributions -- Frequentist statistical inference -- Bayesian inference -- Statistical forecasting -- Ensemble forecasting -- Forecast verification -- Time series -- Part III. Multivariate statistics : Matrix algebra and random matrices -- The multivariate normal distribution -- Principal component (EOF) analysis -- Multivariate analysis of vector pairs -- Discrimination and classification -- Cluster analysis -- Appendix A : Example data sets -- Appendix B: Probability tables -- Appendix C: Answers to exercises.

Statistical Methods in the Atmospheric Sciences, Fourth Edition, continues the tradition of trying to meet the needs of students, researchers and operational practitioners. This updated edition not only includes expanded sections built upon the strengths of the prior edition, but also provides new content where there have been advances in the field, including Bayesian analysis, forecast verification and a new chapter dedicated to ensemble forecasting.

Key Features
Provides a strong, yet concise, introduction to applied statistics that is specific to atmospheric science
Contains revised and expanded sections on nonparametric tests, test multiplicity and quality uncertainty descriptors
Includes new sections on ANOVA, quantile regression, the lasso and other regularization methods, regression trees, changepoint detection, ensemble forecasting and exponential smoothing

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