Including a Log-Transform of the Data

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Abstract

In this chapter, the Bayesian hierarchical space-time model developed in Chap.  3 has been fitted to log-transformed data of significant wave height. There are two main motivations for this; performing a log-transform of the data yields a model with greater estimated trends for rougher sea states compared to more moderate conditions and the log-transform could account for observed heteroscedasticity in the data. This chapter is based on material previously presented in [13, 14].

Keywords

Credible Interval Bias Correction Significant Wave Height Expected Increase Seasonal Component 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Mathematics DepartmentUniversity of OsloOsloNorway

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