Author	Millard, Steven P. author
Title	EnvironmentalStats for S-Plus [electronic resource] : User's Manual for Windows and UNIX / by Steven P. Millard
Imprint	New York, NY : Springer US, 1998
Connect to	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-0460-9
Descript	XII, 383 p. online resource

ENVIRONMENTALSTATS for S-PLUS, a new add-on module to S-PLUS, is the first comprehensive software package for environmental scientists, engineers, and regulators. ENVIRONMENTALSTATS for S-PLUS provides a set of powerful yet simple-to-use functions for performing graphical and statistical analyses of environmental data, including parameter and quantile estimation, methods for dealing with non-detects, power and sample size calculations, prediction and tolerance intervals, and probabilistic risk assessment. ENVIRONMENTALSTATS for S-PLUS includes an extensive hyptertext help system that explains methods from the environmental literature and regulatory guidance documents, along with a glossary of commonly used statistical and environmental terms. This users manual provides the documentation for Versions 1.0 and 1.1 of the ENVIRONMENTALSTATS for S-PLUS module. Version 1.0 works under S-PLUS 3.3/3.4 and Version 1.1 works under S-PLUS 4.0

0 A Quick Start -- What is EnvironmentalStats for S-Plus? -- System Requirements -- User Pre-requisitesโ{128}{148}What You Need to Know -- Installing EnvironmentalStats for S-Plus -- Installing EnvironmentalStats for S-Plus Under Windows -- Installing EnvironmentalStats for S-Plus Under UNIX -- Starting EnvironmentalStats for S-Plus -- Getting Help for EnvironmentalStats for S-Plus -- Technical Support -- A Tutorial -- 1 Introduction -- What is Environmental Statistics? -- What is EnvironmentalStats for S-Plus? -- Intended Audience/Users -- Summary -- 2 Getting Started -- Starting EnvironmentalStats for S-Plus -- Getting Help for EnvironmentalStats for S-Plus -- Changing Font Sizes in the Help Files -- Using the Help System -- Removing EnvironmentalStats for S-Plus From Your S-Plus Session -- Customizing EnvironmentalStats for S-Plus -- Customizing S-Plus 4.0 Under Windows 95 -- Customizing S-Plus under UNIX -- Summary -- 3 Designing a Sampling Program -- The Necessity of a Good Sampling Design -- What is a Population and What is a Sample? -- Random vs. Judgment Sampling -- The Basic Process of Designing a Sampling Program -- Common Mistakes in Environmental Studies -- Power and Sample Size Calculations -- Sample Size Calculations for Confidence Intervals -- Power and Sample Size Calculations for Hypothesis Tests -- Summary -- 4 Looking At Data -- Summary Statistics -- Graphs for Univariate Data -- Graphs for Bivariate and Multivariate Data -- Summary -- 5 Probability Distributions -- Overview -- What is a Random Variable? -- What is a Probability Distribution? -- Probability Density Function (pdf) and Probability Mass Function (pmf) -- Cumulative Distribution Function (cdf) -- Quantiles and Percentiles -- Characteristics of Probability Distributions -- Generating Random Numbers From Probability Distributions -- Important Distributions in Environmental Statistics -- Summary -- 6 Estimating Distribution Parameters and Quantiles -- Overview -- Methods for Estimating Distribution Parameters -- Comparing Different Estimators -- Confidence Intervals for Distribution Parameters -- Estimating Parameters for Important Distributions in Environmental Statistics -- Estimating and Constructing Confidence Intervals for Quantiles -- Summary -- 7 Prediction and Tolerance Intervals -- Overview -- Prediction Intervals -- Tolerance Intervals -- Summary -- 8 Hypothesis Tests & Statistical Models -- Overview -- Hypothesis Tests -- Goodness-of-Fit Tests -- Nonparametric Two-Sample Tests -- Nonparametric Tests for Trend -- Summary -- 9 Censored Data -- Overview -- Terminology -- Defining the Detection Limit -- Commonly Used Data Qualifiers -- Graphical Assessment of Censored Data -- Estimating Distribution Parameters -- Goodness-of-Fit Tests -- Two-Sample Linear Rank Tests -- Summary -- 10 Monte Carlo Simulation and Risk Assessment -- Overview -- Mathematical Models and Monte Carlo Simulation -- Uncertainty and Sensitivity Analysis -- Risk Assessment -- Guidelines for Conducting and Reporting a Probabilistic Risk Assessment -- Using EnvironmentalStats for S-Plus for Probabilistic Risk Assessment -- Summary -- A References -- B License Agreement -- C Index