A comparison of the power of the t test, Mann-Kendall and bootstrap tests for trend detection

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 21-37

  Yue, Sheng ^a   Pilon, Paul ^b  

^a US EPA Mid Continent Ecology Division   (United States)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bootstrap test; Mann Kendall test; P value; Power of a test; Statistical analysis; Student's t test; Trend detection; Trend shape

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; RIVERS; STATISTICAL TESTS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

RIVER BASINS;

HYDROLOGY;

HYDROLOGY; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREND ANALYSIS;

EID: 1242310686     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1623/hysj.49.1.21.53996     Document Type: Article

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