Basic Statistics and Numerical Analysis with Fortran

Abstract

Statistical and numerical analysis are among the most important applications of Fortran. In this chapter, algorithms are presented for calculating basic descriptive statistics and some typical problems in numerical analysis, including differentiation and integration, solving systems of linear equations, finding roots of equations, and numerical solutions to differential equations. The code for many of the algorithms is incorporated into a MODULE that you can use in your own programs. Each of the sections includes a typical application and is independent of the other sections.