Application of probability models to Malaysian sunshine data

A 10-year Malaysian sunshine data of four stations were fitted to three models, namely the Bendt, Hollands and Huget and Saunier models. Distribution parameters of the models were determined from the values of the observed mean of the sunshine data. The Kolmogorov–Smirnov test was applied to determi...

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Main Authors: Sulaiman, Mohd Yusof, Win, Maw Hlaing Oo, Abdul Wahab, Mahdi, Zakaria, Azmi
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Published: John Wiley & Sons 1998
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author Sulaiman, Mohd Yusof
Win, Maw Hlaing Oo
Abdul Wahab, Mahdi
Zakaria, Azmi
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description A 10-year Malaysian sunshine data of four stations were fitted to three models, namely the Bendt, Hollands and Huget and Saunier models. Distribution parameters of the models were determined from the values of the observed mean of the sunshine data. The Kolmogorov–Smirnov test was applied to determine the goodness of fit. It was found that the Saunier model was suitable for the Petaling Jaya and Subang stations while the Hollands and Huget model well suited the Bayan Lepas and Kota Bharu stations. The Bendt model did not give a good fit for all stations. It was also found that for the months that have the same observed mean but different observed standard deviations the distribution models were able to fit well only if the estimated standard deviations were close in value to the observed standard deviations.
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spelling upm-516852024-08-08T00:51:44Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/51685/ Application of probability models to Malaysian sunshine data Sulaiman, Mohd Yusof Win, Maw Hlaing Oo Abdul Wahab, Mahdi Zakaria, Azmi A 10-year Malaysian sunshine data of four stations were fitted to three models, namely the Bendt, Hollands and Huget and Saunier models. Distribution parameters of the models were determined from the values of the observed mean of the sunshine data. The Kolmogorov–Smirnov test was applied to determine the goodness of fit. It was found that the Saunier model was suitable for the Petaling Jaya and Subang stations while the Hollands and Huget model well suited the Bayan Lepas and Kota Bharu stations. The Bendt model did not give a good fit for all stations. It was also found that for the months that have the same observed mean but different observed standard deviations the distribution models were able to fit well only if the estimated standard deviations were close in value to the observed standard deviations. John Wiley & Sons 1998 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/51685/1/51685.pdf text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/51685/7/Intl%20J%20of%20Energy%20Research%20-%201998%20-%20Sulaiman%20-%20Application%20of%20probability%20models%20to%20Malaysian%20sunshine%20data.pdf Sulaiman, Mohd Yusof and Win, Maw Hlaing Oo and Abdul Wahab, Mahdi and Zakaria, Azmi (1998) Application of probability models to Malaysian sunshine data. International Journal of Energy Research, 22 (9). pp. 833-842. ISSN 0363-907X; ESSN: 1099-114X http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/(SICI)1099-114X(199807)22:9%3C833::AID-ER405%3E3.0.CO;2-A/full 10.1002/(SICI)1099-114X(199807)22:9<833::AID-ER405>3.0.CO;2-A
spellingShingle Sulaiman, Mohd Yusof
Win, Maw Hlaing Oo
Abdul Wahab, Mahdi
Zakaria, Azmi
Application of probability models to Malaysian sunshine data
title Application of probability models to Malaysian sunshine data
title_full Application of probability models to Malaysian sunshine data
title_fullStr Application of probability models to Malaysian sunshine data
title_full_unstemmed Application of probability models to Malaysian sunshine data
title_short Application of probability models to Malaysian sunshine data
title_sort application of probability models to malaysian sunshine data
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/51685/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/51685/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/51685/1/51685.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/51685/7/Intl%20J%20of%20Energy%20Research%20-%201998%20-%20Sulaiman%20-%20Application%20of%20probability%20models%20to%20Malaysian%20sunshine%20data.pdf