ISSN:
1573-5052
Keywords:
Continuous proportions
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Nonparametric density estimation
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Multivariate data analysis
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Fens Embayment coastal sand system
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Soil patterns
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Vegetation patterns
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract A modern statistical technique for the exploratory analysis of multivariate data, called projection pursuit, is described. The method consists of the extraction and display of informative one- or two-dimensional projections of the multivariate dataset. Projection pursuit has much scope for application to ecological datasets. The example in this paper concerns element concentrations in soil samples from a coastal embayment on the east coast of Australia. The application attempts to search for patterns in the soils which could be related to vegetation patterns. The compositional nature of the dataset adds a novel element to the methodology.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00045209
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