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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Richard Webster (Rothamsted Research, UK) , Murray Lark (British Geological Survey, UK)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Earthscan Ltd Weight: 0.660kg ISBN: 9781849713672ISBN 10: 1849713677 Pages: 200 Publication Date: 16 July 2012 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print ![]() This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1. Introduction. 2. Aims and Concepts. 3. Simple Random Sampling. 4. Efficiency, Economy and Logistics. 5. Prediction from Spatial Classifications. 6. Sampling from Designed Experiments. 7. Sampling for Regression and Calibration. 8. Nested Sampling and Analysis. 9. Geostatistics - Model-based PredictionReviewsThe book is written in a very educational style with a practical lay-out allowing easy access. Every chapter is introduced by a box overviewing its key points and most contain practical worked examples using real-world data. A sample data set is also provided. Most of the material discussed is backed-up by previously published papers by the authors and hence extra information is available if needed. The book clearly achieves its objective. It is highly recommended to all researchers whohave to sample and find the standard text books too complicated. It is also a perfect book for students in many disciplines. -Marc Van Meirvenne, Ghent University """The book is written in a very educational style with a practical lay-out allowing easy access. Every chapter is introduced by a box overviewing its key points and most contain practical worked examples using real-world data. A sample data set is also provided. Most of the material discussed is backed-up by previously published papers by the authors and hence extra information is available if needed. The book clearly achieves its objective. It is highly recommended to all researchers whohave to sample and find the standard text books too complicated. It is also a perfect book for students in many disciplines.""–Marc Van Meirvenne, Ghent University" Author InformationRichard Webster is a Lawes Trust Senior Fellow at Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, UK, and former Editor-in-Chief of the European Journal of Soil Science. He is author of one book and co-author of two others on applied statistics. Murray Lark is an Environmental Statistician at the British Geological Survey, Nottingham, UK. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |