Compositional Data Analysis Contributor(s): Pawlowsky-Glahn, Vera (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0470711353 ISBN-13: 9780470711354 Publisher: Wiley OUR PRICE: $127.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | Probability & Statistics - Multivariate Analysis |
Dewey: 519.535 |
LCCN: 2011012322 |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.9" W x 9.8" (1.85 lbs) 400 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: It is difficult to imagine that the statistical analysis of compositional data has been a major issue of concern for more than 100 years. It is even more difficult to realize that so many statisticians and users of statistics are unaware of the particular problems affecting compositional data, as well as their solutions. The issue of spurious correlation'', as the situation was phrased by Karl Pearson back in 1897, affects all data that measures parts of some whole, such as percentages, proportions, ppm and ppb. Such measurements are present in all fields of science, ranging from geology, biology, environmental sciences, forensic sciences, medicine and hydrology. This book presents the history and development of compositional data analysis along with Aitchison's log-ratio approach. Compositional Data Analysis describes the state of the art both in theoretical fields as well as applications in the different fields of science.
Applied scientists working on compositional data analysis in any field of science, both in academia and professionals will benefit from this book, along with graduate students in any field of science working with compositional data. |