Using Statistical Methods for Water Quality Management (eBook)

Issues, Problems and Solutions

Graham B. McBride (Autor)

eBook Download: PDF

2005 | 1. Auflage
344 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-0-471-73320-1 (ISBN)

Infos

STATISTICS IN PRACTICE

A practical exploration of alternative approaches to analyzing
water-related environmental issues

Written by an experienced environmentalist and recognized expert in
the field, this text is designed to help water resource managers
and scientists to formulate, implement, and interpret more
effective methods of water quality management.

After presenting the basic foundation for using statistical methods
in water resource management, including the use of appropriate
hypothesis test procedures and some rapid calculation procedures,
the author offers a range of practical problems and solutions on
environmental topics that often arise, but are not generally
covered.

These include:

* Formulating water quality standards

* Determining compliance with standards

* MPNs and microbiology

* Water-related, human health risk modeling

* Trends, impacts, concordance, and detection limits

In order to promote awareness of alternative approaches to
analyzing data, both frequentist and Bayesian, statistical methods
are contrasted in terms of their applicability to various
environmental issues. Each chapter ends with a number of set
problems for which full answers are provided. The book also
encourages discussion between technical staff and management before
embarking on statistical studies.

Autor

GRAHAM B. McBRIDE, MSc, is a Principal Scientist at the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, Ltd. (NIWA) in Hamilton, New Zealand. He has written many refereed journal articles and textbook chapters on water quality assessment and management.

Inhalt

List of Figures.

List of Tables.

Preface.

PART I: ISSUES.

1. Introduction.

2. Basic Concepts of Probability and Statistics.

3. Intervals.

4. Hypothesis Testing.

5. Detection.

6. Mathematics and Calculation Methods.

7. Formulating Water Quality Standards.

8. Percentile Standards (and the Reverend Bayes).

9. Microbial Water Quality and Human Health.

10. MPNs and Microbiology.

11. Trends, Impacts, Concordance, Detection Limits.

12. Answers to Exerciser.

References.

Author Index.

Topic Index.

Appendix: Statistical Tables.

Rezensionen

"...illustrates the myriads of ways that statistical methods
are needed for research and management related to water."
(Journal of the American Statistical Association, September
2007)

"...well-written, clearly organized and quite
comprehensive...this book should be a welcome addition to every
water quality management library." (Ecological Engineering,
January 2007)

"Managers...should...benefit from the wise advice on
interpreting the results of analysis." (Journal of Environmental
Quality, March/April 2006)

"...any groundwater scientist will certainly get
considerable benefit from trying to acquire some of the knowledge
put forth in this excellent book." (Technometrics, February
2006)

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 27.5.2005
• Reihe/Serie: Statistics in Practice
• Reihe/Serie: Statistics in Practice
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Wahrscheinlichkeit / Kombinatorik
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Bauwesen
• Schlagworte: Bauingenieur- u. Bauwesen • biometrics • Biometrie • Civil Engineering & Construction • Environmental Science • Environmental Studies • Statistics • Statistik • Technische Statistik • Umweltforschung • Umweltwissenschaften • Wasserwirtschaft • water resources
• ISBN-10: 0-471-73320-2 / 0471733202
• ISBN-13: 978-0-471-73320-1 / 9780471733201