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We describe a newly developed PC statistical package which, in conjunction with a suitably designed laptop or rugged field computer, can be used by practicing geoscientists collecting orientation data in the field. Potential users include structural geologists, field mappers, sedimentologists, and any scientists gathering orientation data. This paper illustrates how the package might be used in practice, in summarizing individual sets of measurements and comparing and combining the summary values from the various sets.
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Fisher, N.I., Powell, C.M., Gelin, A., Duncan, D.M. (1992). A PC Statistical Package for Field Acquisition and Analysis of Two-Dimensional Orientation Data. In: Kürzl, H., Merriam, D.F. (eds) Use of Microcomputers in Geology. Computer Applications in the Earth Sciences. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-2335-6_12
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