Mixed geometric truncated poisson model for sequences of wet days

Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 21, 2008, Pages 3975-3980

  Deni, Sayang Mohd ^a   Jemain, Abdul Aziz ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Best fitted model; Mixed geometric truncated Poisson model; Probability model; Wet spells

Indexed keywords

CHI-SQUARE GOODNESS-OF-FIT TEST; DAILY RAINFALL; FITTING MODEL; GEOMETRIC DISTRIBUTION; POISSON MODEL; PROBABILITY MODELING; PROBABILITY MODELS; WET SPELLS;

GEOMETRY; PROBABILITY; RAIN;

POISSON DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 67650087612     PISSN: 18125654     EISSN: 18125662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2008.3975.3980     Document Type: Article

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