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THE USE OF MULTIPLE REGRESSION MODELS IN PREDICTING SEDIMENT YIELD 1
Author(s) -
Weber Jean E.,
Fogel Martin M.,
Duckstein Lucien
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
jawra journal of the american water resources association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.957
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1752-1688
pISSN - 1093-474X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1976.tb02634.x
Subject(s) - logarithm , context (archaeology) , regression analysis , linear regression , regression , yield (engineering) , mathematics , econometrics , statistics , geology , mathematical analysis , paleontology , materials science , metallurgy
. Four commonly used models for predicting sediment yield are analyzed and compared using previously published data. Three of these models involve logarithmic transformations. Some of the problems involved in transforming data are discussed in the context of logarithmic transformations. These problems are illustrated using the results of standard regression analyses and economic loss function analyses. For the data analyzed, the linear model is preferable to each of the logarithmic models on the basis of each analysis, and the usual multiple objective nature of the model choice problem is thus modified. The extent to which these results can be generalized is discussed in the context of model choice.