Geostatistics Finals Review

The probability distribution of the ratios of sample variances.

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F-distribution

The shape of this distribution is dependent on the degrees of freedom of the two samples.

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F-distribution

Used to test the equality of variance.

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F-Test

To determine the mean rate of occurrence of a rare geological event.

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Series of Events

To order locations based on the similarity of their values.

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Seriation

To interpolate the value of the variable using piecewise graphs.

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Spline

To determine the degree to which the values of a variable at one location are correlated with the values of the same variable at nearby locations.

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Autocorrelation

_____ requires the variances of two samples to be equal.

Why do we test for equality of variances?

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Helps to determine the appropriate test for the equality of two samples.

To identify periodicities or cycles in climatic data.

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Spectral Analysis