The use of kernel estimators to determine the distribution of groundwater level

Abstract

In this paper the problem of non-parametric estimation of the probability density function for hydrological data is considered. For a given random sample X1, X2, ..., Xn we define an estimator fˆn of the density function ƒ based on a function K of a real variable – the so-called kernel of a distribution – and a properly chosen number sequence {hn} from the interval (0, ∞). This estimator of density function of a random variable X under more general assumptions is known in the statistical literature as the Parzen-Rosenblatt estimator or the kernel estimator. The method of kernel estimation presented in the paper has been applied to determine the probability distribution of the groundwater level based on long-term measurements made in the melioration research carried out at the foothill object Długopole.

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Andrzej Michalski

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  • EP ID EP572941
  • DOI 10.26491/mhwm/62708
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Andrzej Michalski (2016). The use of kernel estimators to determine the distribution of groundwater level. Meteorology Hydrology and Water Management Research and Operational Applications, 4(1), 41-46. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-572941