Efficacy of Time Series Tests: A Critical Assessment - Hydrologic Time Series Analysis: Theory and Practice - page 150

Table 7.4 ( Contd. )

Time series Mean Standard Skewness Kurtosis Degrees of Student's t-statistic

deviation coefficient freedom

(mm) (mm) Calculated Critical**

(c) Consecutive 2-day maximum rainfall time series

Entire series 178.83 76.73 0.901 0.183

First half 191.04 89.68 0.795 -0.356 22 0.746 1.717

Second half 167.14 61.57 0.607 -0.559 23 -0.731 1.714

First one-third 162.01 80.44 2.002 5.029 14 -0.821 1.761

Second one-third 198.94 89.72 0.126 -1.588 15 1.015 1.753

Last one-third 174.51 56.85 0.807 -0.429 15 -0.218 1.753

(d) Consecutive 3-day maximum rainfall time series

Entire series 198.57 83.94 0.940 0.047

First half 211.42 102.02 0.729 -0.826 22 0.718 1.717

Second half 186.25 61.75 0.675 -0.303 23 -0.704 1.714

First one-third 179.13 90.96 1.619 2.270 14 -0.866 1.761

Second one-third 223.86 97.93 0.447 -1.257 15 1.167 1.753

Last one-third 191.50 56.41 0.384 -1.019 15 -0.326 1.753

(e) Consecutive 4-day maximum rainfall time series

Entire series 216.32 82.10 0.842 -0.085

First half 231.31 98.82 0.565 -0.936 22 0.856 1.717

Second half 201.96 60.84 0.757 0.094 23 -0.839 1.714

First one-third 202.00 96.72 1.244 0.703 14 -0.653 1.761

Second one-third 241.56 87.49 0.391 -0.942 15 1.191 1.753

Last one-third 204.51 57.04 0.786 0.197 15 -0.557 1.753