Comparison of tests for trend in location and scale parameters in hydrological and precipitation time series

Aim of the study: The objective was the comparison of properties of tests for trend in location and scale parameters for hydrological and precipitation time series, in particular (i) to review the non-parametric tests known from literature for various trends; the tests were studied from the point o...

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Main Authors: Agnieszka Rutkowska, Silvia Kohnová
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Language:English
Published: University of Agriculture in Krakow 2021-05-01
Series:Acta Scientiarum Polonorum. Formatio Circumiectus
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Online Access:http://acta.urk.edu.pl/pdf-132842-69816?filename=COMPARISON%20OF%20TESTS%20%20FOR.pdf
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description Aim of the study: The objective was the comparison of properties of tests for trend in location and scale parameters for hydrological and precipitation time series, in particular (i) to review the non-parametric tests known from literature for various trends; the tests were studied from the point of view of their ability of detecting the existing trend (their power), (ii) to study the non-parametric tests for change in scale the power of which has not been estimated yet in application to hydrological and precipitation series (the Ansari-Bradley (AB), Siegel-Tukey (ST), Mood (M) tests), and (iii) to assess the differences between the tests. Material and methods: The study was based on the series of pseudo-numbers and on realizations of historical hydrological and precipitation time series. The Monte Carlo simulations and comparison of properties of the tests (AB, ST, M) that have not been studied yet in application to hydrological and precipitation series were conducted. The tests known in literature from applications in hydrological and precipitation series methods were also compared. Results and conclusions: Results show an increase of the power of the AB, ST and M tests with sample length and with strength of the step trend in scale, insensitivity to changes in the coefficient of variation, a low sensitivity to changes in type of the distribution, and the highest power of the M test. The step trend in scale in two exemplary series were identified. The AB, ST, and M tests can be applied to verify the hypothesis about step trend in scale in hydrological or precipitation time series.
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spelling doaj-art-3f93f36ccff144408c9df07860a0c07d2025-01-02T23:28:42ZengUniversity of Agriculture in KrakowActa Scientiarum Polonorum. Formatio Circumiectus1644-07652021-05-01194435310.15576/ASP.FC/2020.19.4.43Comparison of tests for trend in location and scale parameters in hydrological and precipitation time seriesAgnieszka Rutkowska0Silvia Kohnová1University of Agriculture in Krakow, Department of Applied MathematicsSlovak University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Department of Land and Water Resources ManagementAim of the study: The objective was the comparison of properties of tests for trend in location and scale parameters for hydrological and precipitation time series, in particular (i) to review the non-parametric tests known from literature for various trends; the tests were studied from the point of view of their ability of detecting the existing trend (their power), (ii) to study the non-parametric tests for change in scale the power of which has not been estimated yet in application to hydrological and precipitation series (the Ansari-Bradley (AB), Siegel-Tukey (ST), Mood (M) tests), and (iii) to assess the differences between the tests. Material and methods: The study was based on the series of pseudo-numbers and on realizations of historical hydrological and precipitation time series. The Monte Carlo simulations and comparison of properties of the tests (AB, ST, M) that have not been studied yet in application to hydrological and precipitation series were conducted. The tests known in literature from applications in hydrological and precipitation series methods were also compared. Results and conclusions: Results show an increase of the power of the AB, ST and M tests with sample length and with strength of the step trend in scale, insensitivity to changes in the coefficient of variation, a low sensitivity to changes in type of the distribution, and the highest power of the M test. The step trend in scale in two exemplary series were identified. The AB, ST, and M tests can be applied to verify the hypothesis about step trend in scale in hydrological or precipitation time series.http://acta.urk.edu.pl/pdf-132842-69816?filename=COMPARISON%20OF%20TESTS%20%20FOR.pdfhydrological and precipitation time seriesmonotonic or step trend in location or scale parameterstatistical testpower of the test
spellingShingle Agnieszka Rutkowska
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Comparison of tests for trend in location and scale parameters in hydrological and precipitation time series
Acta Scientiarum Polonorum. Formatio Circumiectus
hydrological and precipitation time series
monotonic or step trend in location or scale parameter
statistical test
power of the test
title Comparison of tests for trend in location and scale parameters in hydrological and precipitation time series
title_full Comparison of tests for trend in location and scale parameters in hydrological and precipitation time series
title_fullStr Comparison of tests for trend in location and scale parameters in hydrological and precipitation time series
title_full_unstemmed Comparison of tests for trend in location and scale parameters in hydrological and precipitation time series
title_short Comparison of tests for trend in location and scale parameters in hydrological and precipitation time series
title_sort comparison of tests for trend in location and scale parameters in hydrological and precipitation time series
topic hydrological and precipitation time series
monotonic or step trend in location or scale parameter
statistical test
power of the test
url http://acta.urk.edu.pl/pdf-132842-69816?filename=COMPARISON%20OF%20TESTS%20%20FOR.pdf
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