A fundamental approach to threshold estimation in exploration geochemistry: probability plots revisited

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 41, Issue 1-2, 1991, Pages 1-22

  Sinclair, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOMALY RECOGNITION; GEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION; PROBABILITY PLOT; THRESHOLD ESTIMATION;

DATA PROCESSING--DATA REDUCTION AND ANALYSIS; ORE DEPOSITS--EXPLORATION; PROBABILITY--RANDOM PROCESSES; STATISTICAL METHODS--APPLICATIONS;

ANOMALY RECOGNITION; GEOCHEMICAL DATA INTERPRETATION; GEOCHEMICAL MINERAL EXPLORATION; PROBABILITY PLOTS; THRESHOLD ESTIMATION;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0026358518     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0375-6742(91)90071-2     Document Type: Article

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