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A Small Circle of Best Fit for Spherical Data and Areas of Vulcanism
- Source :
- Applied Statistics. 26:238
- Publication Year :
- 1977
- Publisher :
- JSTOR, 1977.
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Abstract
- The paper sets out to investigate a statistical problem in the geophysical field of plate tectonics which amounts to obtaining a small circle of best fit in some sense. We define a small circle of best fit. Using the maximum entropy principle, an appropriate distribution is constructed, leading to the setting up of a confidence zone for this small circle. Finally, detailed analyses for a set of data in the field of plate tectonics and for a set of data concerning secular variation of the palaeomagnetic field are given.
Details
- ISSN :
- 00359254
- Volume :
- 26
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Applied Statistics
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........0374f5ee64dae825468322393374f6fa