The flaw of averages and the pitfalls of ignoring variability in rock physics interpretation

Society of Exploration Geophysicists - 75th SEG International Exposition and Annual Meeting, SEG 2005

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 747-750

  Mukerji, Tapan ^a   Mavko, Gary ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS;

AVERAGE VALUES; BEST CHOICE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; QUANTITATIVE DISCRIMINANT; ROCK PHYSICS; ROCK PROPERTIES; VISUAL EXAMINATION;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 33845380160     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1190/1.2144434     Document Type: Conference Paper

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