SOME APPLICATIONS OF THE METHOD OF LEAST SQUARES TO ESTIMATING THE PROBABILITY OF A FUTURE EVENT

Abstract

Three variations of the method of least squares were applied to the problem of estimating the probability of each of four categories of sixhour temperature changes at Bedford, Massachusetts. Results indicate that reliable probability estimates can be obtained objectively by least squares techniques applied to predictors which are defined either in discrete, mutually exclusive categories, or as continuous variables. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0255989

Entities

People

  • Iver A. Lund

Organizations

  • Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biological Phenomena
  • Climate Change
  • Climatic Processes
  • Continents
  • Ecological And Environmental Phenomena
  • Ecological And Environmental Processes
  • Geographic Regions
  • Massachusetts
  • Mathematics
  • Probability

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

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