The graph median - A stable alternative measure of central tendency for compositional data sets

Mathematical Geology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 221-229

  Sharp, W E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Geometric mean; Half taxi; Log ratio; Ternary diagram

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; GRAPH THEORY; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; SET THEORY;

DATA SET; GEOMETRY;

EID: 33745301954     PISSN: 08828121     EISSN: 15738868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11004-006-9026-z     Document Type: Article

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