Book contents
- Generalized Frequency Distributions for Environmental and Water Engineering
- Generalized Frequency Distributions for Environmental and Water Engineering
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Burr–Singh–Maddala Distribution
- 3 Halphen Type A Distribution
- 4 Halphen Type B Distribution
- 5 Halphen Inverse B Distribution
- 6 Three-Parameter Generalized Gamma Distribution
- 7 Generalized Beta Lomax Distribution
- 8 Feller–Pareto Distribution
- 9 Kappa Distribution
- 10 Four-Parameter Exponential Gamma Distribution
- 11 Summary
- Appendix General Procedure for Goodness-of-Fit Study, Construction of Confidence Interval, and 95% Confidence Bound with Parametric Bootstrap Method
- Index
- References
9 - Kappa Distribution
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 April 2022
Book contents
- Generalized Frequency Distributions for Environmental and Water Engineering
- Generalized Frequency Distributions for Environmental and Water Engineering
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Burr–Singh–Maddala Distribution
- 3 Halphen Type A Distribution
- 4 Halphen Type B Distribution
- 5 Halphen Inverse B Distribution
- 6 Three-Parameter Generalized Gamma Distribution
- 7 Generalized Beta Lomax Distribution
- 8 Feller–Pareto Distribution
- 9 Kappa Distribution
- 10 Four-Parameter Exponential Gamma Distribution
- 11 Summary
- Appendix General Procedure for Goodness-of-Fit Study, Construction of Confidence Interval, and 95% Confidence Bound with Parametric Bootstrap Method
- Index
- References
Summary
The kappa distribution has been applied to study the frequency of hydrological events. This chapter discusses the kappa distribution and its parameter estimation using the methods of entropy, maximum likelihood, and moments.
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- Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022
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