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Some Statistical Methods Useful in the Analysis of Paleoecological Data

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 July 2017

Warren Lamboy  and
Alicia Lesnikowska
Warren Lamboy
Affiliation:
Department of Plant Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801
Alicia Lesnikowska
Affiliation:
Department of Plant Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801
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Statistical methods can assist the paleoecologist in evaluating tentative conclusions and hypotheses that are obtained by more traditional means of analysis. They may also enable the paleoecologist to obtain more information from a set of data than she might otherwise. The purpose of this presentation is to introduce a number of statistical methods that are useful in the analysis of some specific paleoecological problems.

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The Paleontological Society Special Publications , Volume 3: Methods and Applications of Plant Paleoecology , 1988 , pp. 52 - 71
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Copyright © 1987 Paleontological Society 

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