Reduction of the dimensionality and comparative analysis of multivariate radiological data

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1721-1728

  Seddeek, M K ^a   Kozae, A M ^b   Sharshar, T ^c,d   Badran, H M ^b  

^a Suez Canal University   (Egypt)

^b Tanta University   (Egypt)

^c KAFRELSHEIKH UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^d TAIF UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Black sand; Classification; Multivariate analysis; Potassium 40; Radium 226; Rough sets; Statistical techniques; Thorium 232

Indexed keywords

BLACK SAND; CLASSIFICATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RADIUM-226; ROUGH SETS; STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES;

DECISION MAKING; FUZZY SETS; POTASSIUM; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RADIATION; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIUM; ROUGH SET THEORY; SAND; THORIUM;

MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS;

POTASSIUM 40; RADIUM 226; THORIUM 232; URANIUM 238;

ARTICLE; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; PREDICTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; ROUGH SET; SAND; SOIL TEXTURE;

EID: 67349114585     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2009.04.001     Document Type: Article

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