Study of bias in the log-linear model for regional estimation;Étude du biais dans le modèle log-linéaire d'estimation régionale

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 361-368

  Girard, Claude ^a   Ouarda, Taha B M J ^a   Bobée, Bernard ^a  

^a CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bias; Log linear model; Transformation

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; FLOODS; HYDROLOGY;

LOG-LINEAR MODEL; PHYSIOGRAPHIC DATA;

CIVIL ENGINEERING;

FLOOD FORECASTING; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; NUMERICAL METHOD;

EID: 3242802035     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/l03-099     Document Type: Article

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