Theory of Model-Based Geophysical Survey and Experimental Design Part B – Nonlinear Problems

This is the second of a two-part tutorial, the first part of which is in Curtis (2004). Between Parts A and B this tutorial provides a theoretical framework from the field of Statistical Experimental Design (SED – a field of statistics) within which modelbased survey and experimental design problems and methods can be understood. Specifically, these tutorials describe methods that are pertinent to the detection and inference of models of physical properties of rocks in the laboratory, or of the Earth. Most of this article can be understood without reading Part A, but if any discussion is unclear, it is likely that reading Part A will help!