In:
Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union, American Geophysical Union (AGU), Vol. 89, No. 41 ( 2008-10-07), p. 389-390
Abstract:
It is often difficult to determine whether a variable is undergoing a systematic change. A conventional approach to determining whether a variable exhibits a long‐term change in terms of its statistical properties is to apply a trend test or some kind of time series analysis involving various degrees of complexity. Here it is shown that it is possible to indicate, through a simple test based entirely on mathematical logic, whether a series of numbers consists of independent and identically distributed (i.i.d.) numbers. Examples of the application of the i.i.d. test include testing monthly temperatures for new record values [ Benestad , 2004], or studying future trends in extreme monthly precipitation based on large, multimodel ensembles of climate model simulations [ Benestad , 2006].
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0096-3941
,
2324-9250
DOI:
10.1029/2008EO410002
Language:
English
Publisher:
American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Publication Date:
2008
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24845-9
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2118760-5
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240154-X
SSG:
16,13
