Notes on statistical age dispersion in fission-track datasets: the chi-square test, annealing variability, and analytical considerations
Kalin T. McDannell
Abstract
Notes on fission track statistics, the chi-square test, annealing (i.e. fission track age) variability, and analytical bias aimed at a general Earth scientist audience and for users of fission track data
Topics & Concepts
Fission track datingFissionTrack (disk drive)Chi-square testStatisticsStatistical physicsComputer sciencePhysicsNuclear physicsMathematicsNeutronOperating systemZirconGeological and Geochemical AnalysisGeochemistry and Geologic MappingRadioactivity and Radon Measurements