Regression equations of probability plot correlation coefficient test statistics from several probability distributions

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 355, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 1-15

  Heo, Jun Haeng ^a   Kho, Youn Woo ^a   Shin, Hongjoon ^a   Kim, Sooyoung ^a   Kim, Taesoon ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Power test; Probability plot correlation coefficient test; Regression equations; Test statistics

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; FUNCTION EVALUATION; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

POWER TEST; PROBABILITY PLOT CORRELATION COEFFICIENT TEST; REGRESSION EQUATIONS; TEST STATISTICS;

HYDROLOGY;

CORRELATION METHODS; FUNCTION EVALUATION; HYDROLOGY; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EQUATION; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SKEWNESS; WEIBULL THEORY;

EID: 43949146600     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2008.01.027     Document Type: Article

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