Statistics for Earth and Environmental Scientists

Statistics for Earth and Environmental Scientists

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Schuenemeyer, John H ^a   Drew, Lawrence J ^b  

^a Southwest Statistical Consulting LLC   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

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EID: 84891583375     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470650707     Document Type: Book

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