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The first section briefly reviews the rationales and some shortcomings of commonly used techniques for sorting samples into homogeneous classes. The second section suggests that computer screening of large numbers of differently oriented data projections may provide useful insights into configuration of the samples.
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Switzer, P. (1970). Numerical Classification. In: Merriam, D.F. (eds) Geostatistics. Computer Applications in the Earth Sciences. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-7103-2_4
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