Derivation of the Pearson type (PT) III distribution by using the principle of maximum entropy (POME) Academic Article

abstract

• The principle of maximum entropy (POME) was used to derive the Pearson type (PT) III distribution. The POME yielded the minimally prejudiced PT III distribution by maximizing the entropy subject to two appropriate constraints which were the mean and the mean of the logarithm of real values about a constant >0. This provided a unique method for parameter estimation. Historical flood data were used to evaluate this method and compare it with the methods of moments and maximum likelihood estimation. 1985.

authors

• Singh, Vijay

published proceedings

• Journal of Hydrology

author list (cited authors)

• Singh, V. P., & Singh, K.

citation count

• 31

complete list of authors

• Singh, Vijay P||Singh, Kulwant

publication date

• October 1985

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• Journal of Hydrology  Journal

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/0022-1694(85)90117-9

start page

• 197

end page

• 214

volume

• 80

issue

• 3-4

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0022-1694(85)90117-9