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Elsevier Statistical Methods in the Atmospheric Sciences 2019 Edition by Daniel S. Wilks
Statistical Methods in the Atmospheric Sciences, Fourth Edition, continues the tradition of trying to meet the needs of students, researchers and operational practitioners. This updated edition not only includes expanded sections built upon the strengths of the prior edition, but also provides new content where there have been advances in the field, including Bayesian analysis, forecast verification and a new chapter dedicated to ensemble forecasting. Table of contents : - 1. Introduction 2. Review of Probability 3. Empirical Distributions and Exploratory Data Analysis 4. Parametric Probability Distributions 5. Frequentist Statistical Inference 6. Bayesian Inference 7. Statistical Forecasting 8. Ensemble Forecasting 9. Forecast Verification 10. Time Series 11. Matrix Algebra and Random Matrices 12. Multivariate Normal Distribution 13. Principal Component (EOF) Analysis 14. Linear multivariate analysis of vector pairs: CCA, MCA, and RA 15. Discrimination and Classification 16. Cluster Analysis