Faculty of Science
School of Statistics snd Acturial Science
9907894x
craig.morgan@goldfields.co.za / This dissertation presents a detailed study of geostatistics. Included in this work
are details of the development of geostatistics and its usefulness both in and
outside of the mining industry, a comprehensive presentation of the theory of
geostatistics, and a discussion of the application of this theory to practical
situations. A published debate over the validity of geostatistics is also examined.
The ultimate goal of this dissertation is to provide a thorough investigation of
geostatistics from both a theoretical and a practical perspective. The theory
presented in this dissertation is thus tested on various spatial data sets, and from
these tests it is concluded that geostatistics can be effectively used in practice
provided that the practitioner fully understands the theory of geostatistics and the
spatial data being analyzed. A particularly interesting conclusion to come out of
this dissertation is the importance of using additive regionalized variables in all
geostatistical analyses.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:wits/oai:wiredspace.wits.ac.za:10539/1768 |
| Date | 16 November 2006 |
| Creators | Morgan, Craig John |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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