Suggested reading for Data Analysis in the Earth Sciences
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Introduction to Geological Data Analysis, A.R.H. Swan & M. Sandilands, 1995,
Blackwell Science.
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Statistics and Data Analysis in Geology, John C. Davis, 1986, John Wiley &
Sons, Inc. 
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Principles of Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology, A. R. Philpotts, 1990, Prentice Hall
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