Data20

Sediments

Data provide sand, silt and clay compositions of 21 sediments specimens,
10 of which are identified as offshore, 7 as near shore and 
4 new samples.

datasets

Provides functions for the consistent analysis of compositional
data (e.g. portions of substances) and positive numbers (e.g. concentrations)
in the way proposed by J. Aitchison and V. Pawlowsky-Glahn.

K Gerald van den Boogaart

compositions

Compositional Data Analysis

Sediments function

<dl>
 <dt>sand</dt>
<dd>numeric: the portion of sand</dd> <dt>silt</dt>
<dd>numeric: the protion of silt</dd> <dt>clay</dt>
<dd>numeric: the portion of clay</dd> <dt>type</dt>
<dd>numeric: 1 for offshore, 2 for near shore and 3 for new
 samples</dd> 
</dl>

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Proportions of sand, silt and clay in sediments specimens — Sediments

<dl>
 <dt>sand</dt>
<dd>numeric: the portion of sand</dd>

 <dt>silt</dt>
<dd>numeric: the protion of silt</dd>

 <dt>clay</dt>
<dd>numeric: the portion of clay</dd>

 <dt>type</dt>
<dd>numeric: 1 for offshore, 2 for near shore and 3 for new
 samples</dd>

 
</dl>

Sediments: Proportions of sand, silt and clay in sediments specimens

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