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2 - Pearson System of Frequency Distributions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 November 2020

Vijay P. Singh  and
Lan Zhang
Vijay P. Singh
Affiliation:
Texas A & M University
Lan Zhang
Affiliation:
Texas A & M University
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The Pearson system of frequency distributions is based on a differential equation which satisfies certain mathematical conditions but its physical basis remains obscure. This chapter discusses this system and the distributions that are derived therefrom. Some of these distributions, such as gamma, Pearson type III and its logarithmic version, exponential, and normal and its logarithmic version, are frequently used in water engineering. This chapter presents the Pearson system and its underlying hypothesis and derives different member distributions of this system.

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Systems of Frequency Distributions for Water and Environmental Engineering , pp. 11 - 39
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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