Statistical considerations in the interpretation of size-resolved particulate mass data

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 454-458

  White, Warren H ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEASUREMENT ERRORS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); RANDOM PROCESSES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

RANDOM MEASUREMENT ERRORS;

AIR POLLUTION;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032080857     PISSN: 10473289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473289.1998.10463699     Document Type: Article

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