Evaluation of GSJ intrusive rocks JG1, JG2, JG3, JG1a, and JGb1 by an objective outlier rejection statistical procedure

Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Geologicas

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 74-88

  Guevara, Mirna ^a   Verma, Surendra P ^a   Velasco Tapia, Fernando ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO DE ENERGÍAS RENOVABLES   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Analytical geochemistry; Outlier; Reference material; Statistical tests; Univariate sample

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010416180     PISSN: 10268774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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