Application of the discordant outlier detection and separation system in the geosciences

International Geology Review

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 593-614

  Verma, Surendra P ^a   Díaz González, Lorena ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MORELOS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

discordancy tests; discrimination diagrams; geothermometric equation; outlier methods; reference materials; studentized residuals; univariate data

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CORRELATION; DIAGRAM; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GEOTHERMOMETRY; SEPARATION; SOFTWARE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WATER DEPTH;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

BRYOZOA;

EID: 84859180585     PISSN: 00206814     EISSN: 19382839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00206814.2011.569402     Document Type: Review

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