Author : André Larochelle
Publisher : R. Duhamel
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Experimental design
ISBN : IND:30000138323088
A Re-examination of Certain Statistical Methods in Palaeomagnetism by André Larochelle Pdf
The particularities of statistical methods in the field of Palaeomagnetism are discussed. A novel approach is used to derive expressions giving estimates of the angular variance and of the angular standard deviation of a population on the basis of a sample of size N drawn randomly from the population. Tests of significance based on these definitions are described. These tests turn out to be identical to those previously described by Watson for the particular cases where the vectors have a fisherian distribution. A numerical example is worked out to illustrate the application of the tests.