Alternative approach for precise and accurate Student́s t critical values and application in geosciences;Método alterno para valores críticos de t de Student precisos y exactos con aplicación en las geociencias

Journal of Iberian Geology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 31-56

  Verma, S P ^a   Cruz Huicochea, R ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ENERGÍAS RENOVABLES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Geochemical reference material; Monte carlo simulation; Polynomial regressions; Statistical method; Student t test

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRACTIONATION; GEOCHEMICAL METHOD; GEOCHEMISTRY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECISION; SOFTWARE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRANSFORMATION;

AZORES; CANARY ISLANDS; PORTUGAL; SPAIN;

EID: 84879482979     PISSN: 16986180     EISSN: 18867995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5209/rev_JIGE.2013.v39.n1.41747     Document Type: Article

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