From 626d4816dce475c76616c308e2f5a3e0566b2b3b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?=C3=89ric=20Dupuis?= Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2023 07:24:18 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Add reference for APP method of gamma distribution --- docs/references.bib | 15 +++++++++++++++ xclim/indices/stats.py | 2 +- 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/references.bib b/docs/references.bib index 9b11742f2..1c5f49339 100644 --- a/docs/references.bib +++ b/docs/references.bib @@ -2103,3 +2103,18 @@ @article{Lafferty2023 url = {https://www.nature.com/articles/s41612-023-00486-0}, year = {2023}, } + +@article{thom_1958, + title = {A Note on the Gamma Distribution}, + author = {Thom, H. C. S.}, + year = {1958}, + journal = {Monthly Weather Review}, + volume = {86}, + number = {4}, + pages = {117--122}, + publisher = {{American Meteorological Society}}, + issn = {1520-0493, 0027-0644}, + doi = {10.1175/1520-0493(1958)086<0117:ANOTGD>2.0.CO;2}, + abstract = {Abstract The general properties of the gamma distribution, which has several applications in meteorology, are discussed. A short review of the general properties of good statistical estimators is given. This is applied to the gamma distribution to show that the maximum likelihood estimators are jointly sufficient. A new, simple approximation of the likelihood solutions is given, and the efficiency of the fitting procedure is computed.}, + chapter = {Monthly Weather Review}, +} diff --git a/xclim/indices/stats.py b/xclim/indices/stats.py index 8325ba623..7a91e89bc 100644 --- a/xclim/indices/stats.py +++ b/xclim/indices/stats.py @@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ def _fit_start(x, dist: str, **fitkwargs: Any) -> tuple[tuple, dict]: References ---------- - :cite:cts:`coles_introduction_2001,cohen_parameter_2019` + :cite:cts:`coles_introduction_2001,cohen_parameter_2019, thom_1958` """ x = np.asarray(x)