ISSN:
1436-3259
Schlagwort(e):
Parameter estimation
;
flood frequency analysis
Quelle:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Thema:
Architektur, Bauingenieurwesen, Vermessung
,
Energietechnik
,
Geographie
,
Geologie und Paläontologie
Notizen:
Abstract A mixed method combining the method of moments and the method of optimization (MMO) was developed for estimating the parameters of the log-Pearson type 3 (LP3) distribution. The MMO estimates the parameters of mean and standard deviation by the method of indirect moments (MIM) and estimates the coefficient of skewness by minimizing both the relative root average square error (RRASE) and the relative average bias (RAB). Both the predictive capability and descriptive capability of six popular estimation methods were evaluated using 90 sets of observed flood data and six selected LP3 populations with 1000 samples for each selected sample size. The performance of the MMO was compared with those of five other selected estimation methods. A weighted ranking index (WRI) procedure was developed to help select the best combination of distribution and method for the Louisiana flood data. The WRI takes both the predictive capability and the descriptive capability into account in the evaluation. The combination of LP3/MMO was found to be the best combination for Louisiana flood data.
Materialart:
Digitale Medien
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01587236
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