Publisher's Synopsis
Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers interested in regression analysis applied to regional flood analysis. Here is what is discussed:1. NATURE AND APPLICATION2. CALCULATION OF REGRESSION EQUATIONS3. THE CORRELATION COEFFICIENT AND STANDARD ERROR4. SIMPLE LINEAR REGRESSION EXAMPLE5. FACTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR NO-DETERMINATION6. MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION EXAMPLE7. PARTIAL CORRELATION8. VERIFICATION OF REGRESSION RESULTS9. REGRESSION BY GRAPHICAL TECHNIQUES10. PRACTICAL GUIDELINES11. REGIONAL FREQUENCY ANALYSIS.