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During approximately the last twenty-five years statisticians have made considerable developments in nonparametric density estimation theory. However, various authors have noted that the potential of nonparametric probability density estimation is not being fully realized (Scott and Factor, 1981; Yakowitz, 1985). In hydrology nonparametric techniques offer promise as they appear to be powerful while making few assumptions regarding underlying distributions. This paper presents an application in the area of flood frequency analysis.
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Labatiuk, C., Adamowski, K. (1987). Application of Nonparametric Density Estimation to Computation of Flood Magnitude/Frequency. In: MacNeill, I.B., Umphrey, G.J., McLeod, A.I. (eds) Advances in the Statistical Sciences: Stochastic Hydrology. The University of Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science, vol 37. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4792-4_10
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