Beach cusps: Using multivariate data analysis techniques for the identification of important variables and for predicting their spacing

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn , Issue SPEC. ISSUE 64, 2011, Pages 1106-1110

  Lopes, V ^a   Pais Barbosa, J ^a   Taveira Pinto, F ^a   Veloso Gomes, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Multiple Linear Regression (MLR); Principal Component Analysis (PCA); Principal Component Regression (PCR)

Indexed keywords

BEACH CUSP; DATA SET; EMBANKMENT; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; LINEARITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 84857418804     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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