Entropy-based parameter estimation for extended Burr XII distribution

Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1113-1122

  Hao, Zengchao ^a   Singh, Vijay P ^a  

^a Texas A and M University   (United States)

Author keywords

Burr XII distribution; Flood frequency analysis; Maximum likelihood estimation; Methods of moments; Principle of maximum entropy; Probability weighted moments

Indexed keywords

DATA SETS; ENTROPY METHODS; ENTROPY-BASED METHODS; ESTIMATING PARAMETERS; FLOOD FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION METHOD; METHODS OF MOMENTS; PARAMETER SPACES; PEAK FLOWS; PRINCIPLE OF MAXIMUM ENTROPY; PROBABILITY WEIGHTED MOMENTS; RETURN PERIODS;

COUNTING CIRCUITS; ENTROPY; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODS; FREQUENCY ESTIMATION; MAXIMUM PRINCIPLE; METHOD OF MOMENTS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; PULSE MODULATION; PULSE WIDTH MODULATION;

MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION;

DATA SET; DISCHARGE; ENTROPY; ERROR ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; FLOOD FREQUENCY; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; PEAK FLOW; PROBABILITY;

PHYTOLACCACEAE;

EID: 71149097037     PISSN: 14363240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00477-008-0286-7     Document Type: Article

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