Probability of correct selection from lognormal and convective diffusion models based on the likelihood ratio

Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 152-163

  Strupczewski, W G ^a   Mitosek, H T ^a   Kochanek, K ^a   Singh, V P ^b   Weglarczyk, S ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICS   (Poland)

^b Louisiana State University   (United States)

^c CRACOW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Convective diffusion distribution; Likelihood ratio; Lognormal distribution; Monte Carlo simulation; Probability of correct selection; Scale invariance; Selection procedures

Indexed keywords

FLOOD FREQUENCY; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS;

EID: 33644846307     PISSN: 14363240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00477-005-0030-5     Document Type: Article

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