Other profiles show lesser similarities in the bathymetric patterns. The hierarchical dendrogram clustering of the bathymetry by three approaches shown maximal correlation of 5 clusters containing profile groups: 12-18 (centre), 22-25 (south-west), 1-2 (north), 7-8 (north-east), 19-21 (south-west). Pairwise analysis of the sediment thickness and slope aspect demonstrates correlation between these two variables with the maximal sediment layer in the profiles 1-4 crossing the Philippines. The analysis of the geological classes and lithology shows maximal samples of the basic volcanic rocks (40,40%) followed by mixed sedimentary consolidated rocks (31,90 %). The analysis of the topography shows strong variability of the elevations in the samples with the extreme depths in the central part of the study area (profile 13 with-9,400 m) and highest elevations in its southwestern part (profile 17 with 1950 m). Modelling and statistical analysis were performed in SPSS IBM Statistics software. The data set contained information on the geospatial parameters in the samples by profiles. The initial data set was generated in QGIS by digitizing 25 cross-sectioning profiles. The research question is understanding variability in several geospatial parameters (geology, geomorphology, tectonics and bathymetry) in different segments of the study area. The paper focuses on the geostatistical analysis of the data set on the Philippine archipelago.
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