SEDL / STP / STP1053-EB / STP23418S

Flexible Selection of Statistical Discrimination Tests for Field-Monitored Data

McBean, EA
Professor of civil engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario

Rovers, FA
President, Conestoga-Rovers and Associates Ltd., Waterloo, Ontario

Pages: 10    Published: Jan 1990

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Abstract

The capabilities and limitations of a number of statistical methods for statistical discrimination testing are examined. Arguments are developed for flexibility in selecting alternative statistical models. Several alternatives for including detection limit data are developed.