journal article Jul 14, 2000

Normal and lognormal data distribution in geochemistry: death of a myth. Consequences for the statistical treatment of geochemical and environmental data

C. Reimann P. Filzmoser

Environmental Geology Vol. 39 No. 9 pp. 1001-1014 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Published: Jul 14, 2000
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Pages: 1001-1014
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C. Reimann, P. Filzmoser (2000). Normal and lognormal data distribution in geochemistry: death of a myth. Consequences for the statistical treatment of geochemical and environmental data. Environmental Geology, 39(9), 1001-1014. https://doi.org/10.1007/s002549900081

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