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Spatial Analysis
John T. Kent University of Leeds, UK
Kanti V. Mardia University of Leeds, UK University of Oxford, UK
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To my wife Sue for all her patience during the many years it has taken to complete the book
(John Kent)
To my son Hemant and daughter‐in‐law Preeti
— with Jainness
(Kanti Mardia)
“Whatever there is in all the three worlds, which are possessed of moving and non‐moving beings, cannot exist as apart from the ‘Ganita’ (mathematics/statistics).”
Acharya Mahavira (Jain monk, AD 850)
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