Estimating Pearson's correlation coefficient with bootstrap confidence interval from serially dependent time series

Mathematical Geology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 651-665

  Mudelsee, Manfred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

BCa method; Irregular sampling interval; Monte Carlo simulation; Persistence; Sun climate relationship

Indexed keywords

BOOTSTRAPPING; CLIMATE FORCING; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; SOLAR ACTIVITY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 0346745791     PISSN: 08828121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:MATG.0000002982.52104.02     Document Type: Article

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