Statistical Methods in Water Resources

D.R. Helsel, R.M. Hirsch

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1993
• ISBN:
  9780080875088
• Topic: Physical Sciences
• Subtopic: Analytic Chemistry

Data on water quality and other environmental issues are being collected at an ever-increasing rate. In the past, however, the techniques used by scientists to interpret this data have not progressed as quickly. This is a book of modern statistical methods for analysis of practical problems in water quality and water resources.

The last fifteen years have seen major advances in the fields of exploratory data analysis (EDA) and robust statistical methods. The 'real-life' characteristics of environmental data tend to drive analysis towards the use of these methods. These advances are presented in a practical and relevant format. Alternate methods are compared, highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of each as applied to environmental data. Techniques for trend analysis and dealing with water below the detection limit are topics covered, which are of great interest to consultants in water-quality and hydrology, scientists in state, provincial and federal water resources, and geological survey agencies.

The practising water resources scientist will find the worked examples using actual field data from case studies of environmental problems, of real value. Exercises at the end of each chapter enable the mechanics of the methodological process to be fully understood, with data sets included on diskette for easy use. The result is a book that is both up-to-date and immediately relevant to ongoing work in the environmental and water sciences.

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• Statistical Methods in Water Resources
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Preface
• Chapter 1. Summarizing Data
• Chapter 2. Graphical Data Analysis
• Chapter 3. Describing Uncertainty
• Chapter 4. Hypothesis Tests
• Chapter 5. Differences Between Two Independent Groups
• Chapter 6. Matched-Pair Tests
• Chapter 7. Comparing Several Independent Groups
• Chapter 8. Correlation
• Chapter 9. Simple Linear Regression
• Chapter 10. Alternative Methods to Regression
• Chapter 11. Multiple Regression
• Chapter 12. Trend Analysis
• Chapter 13. Methods for Data Below the Reporting Limit
• Chapter 14. Discrete Relationships
• Chapter 15. Regression for Discrete Responses
• Chapter 16. Presentation Graphics
• References
• Appendix A. Construction of Boxplots
• Appendix B. Tables
• Appendix C. Data Sets
• Appendix D. Answers to Exercises