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ISSN 1759-3433
ISSN 1759-3433
CCP: 30
DEVELOPMENTS IN COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN AND MODELLING FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING
DEVELOPMENTS IN COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN AND MODELLING FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING
Edited by: B.H.V. Topping
Paper X.5
Computing Pearson-I Statistics
P.H. McDonald
Department of Civil Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, USA
Full Bibliographic Reference for this paper
P.H. McDonald, "Computing Pearson-I Statistics", in B.H.V. Topping, (Editor), "Developments in Computer Aided Design and Modelling for Civil Engineering", Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, UK, pp 263-269, 1995. doi:10.4203/ccp.30.10.5
Abstract
This paper presents algorithms for computing the mean,
variance, skewness, and peakedness statistics for the
skewed Pearson-I frequency distribution, and for determining
the cumulative probability. A numerical example
is shown, together with a simulation based upon the sample
statistics.
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