The effect of increasing the mean on the percentage of extreme values in Gaussian and skew distributions

Horton et al comment on Zhang et al's demonstration that a change in the mean of a Gaussian distribution results in an increase in the total number of extremes. They support Zhang et al's hypothesis for Gaussian distributions, but show, in addition, that a change in the mean of a skewed di...

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Published in:Climatic change 2001-09, Vol.50 (4), p.509-510
Main Authors: Horton, E B, Parker, D E, Folland, C K, Jones, P D, Hulme, M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Climate change
Normal distribution
R&D
Research & development
Statistical analysis
Statistical methods
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Summary:Horton et al comment on Zhang et al's demonstration that a change in the mean of a Gaussian distribution results in an increase in the total number of extremes. They support Zhang et al's hypothesis for Gaussian distributions, but show, in addition, that a change in the mean of a skewed distribution can either increase or decrease the total number of extremes.
ISSN:0165-0009
1573-1480
DOI:10.1023/A:1010639227046