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Apparent regional skew
Author(s) -
Wallis J. R.,
Matalas N. C.,
Slack J. R.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
water resources research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.863
H-Index - 217
eISSN - 1944-7973
pISSN - 0043-1397
DOI - 10.1029/wr013i001p00159
Subject(s) - skewness , skew , standard deviation , skew normal distribution , econometrics , statistics , distribution (mathematics) , flood myth , mathematics , geography , computer science , mathematical analysis , telecommunications , archaeology
Differences in the relationships between the mean and standard deviation of regional estimates of skewness for historical flood sequences and the relations derived from several well‐known distribution functions may be explained in terms of spatial or temporal distribution of values of skewness. Unless skewness is large, variations in estimates of skewness for different time periods are unlikely to be ascribable to chance.