Data mining and multivariate statistical analysis for ecological system in coastal waters

Journal of Hydroinformatics

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 305-317

  Chau, Kwok Wing ^a   Muttil, Nitin ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Box plots; Data mining; Factor analysis; Harmful algal blooms; Multivariate statistical analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 35348937036     PISSN: 14647141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/hydro.2007.003     Document Type: Article

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