A computer program for grain-size data
A computer program for grain-size data
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1965-08
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Schlee, John Stevens
Webster, Jacqueline
Webster, Jacqueline
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10.1575/1912/25239
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Marine sediments--Computer programs
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The computer program presented here seeks to improve estimation of statistical parameters for grain-size data by use of interpolated values. Interpolation is made by fitting a series of overlapping parabolas to the data, and follows the method of Snyder (1961). The values are used in moment formulas to compute standard statistical measures. Skewness and kurtosis are reduced by the interpolation data, and extreme positive values of kurtosis tend to be greatly reduced. The program also picks major modes, the median, and sediment type .
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Schlee, J. S., & Webster, J. (1965). A computer program for grain-size data. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. https://doi.org/10.1575/1912/25239