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Title: Statistical techniques applied to aerial radiometric surveys (STAARS): principal components analysis user's manual. [NURE program]

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6566995· OSTI ID:6566995

A Principal Components Analysis (PCA) has been written to aid in the interpretation of multivariate aerial radiometric data collected by the US Department of Energy (DOE) under the National Uranium Resource Evaluation (NURE) program. The variations exhibited by these data have been reduced and classified into a number of linear combinations by using the PCA program. The PCA program then generates histograms and outlier maps of the individual variates. Black and white plots can be made on a Calcomp plotter by the application of follow-up programs. All programs referred to in this guide were written for a DEC-10. From this analysis a geologist may begin to interpret the data structure. Insight into geological processes underlying the data may be obtained.

Research Organization:
Bendix Field Engineering Corp., Grand Junction, CO (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC13-76GJ01664
OSTI ID:
6566995
Report Number(s):
GJBX-9(81); TRN: 81-006582
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English