LSkew {UKFE}R Documentation

Linear Skewness (LSkew)

Description

Calculates the LSkew from a sample of data

Usage

LSkew(x)

Arguments

x

a numeric vector. The sample of interest

Details

LSkew calculated according to methods outlined by Hosking & Wallis (1997): Regional Frequency Analysis and approach based on LMoments. Also in the Flood Estimation Handbook (1999), volume 3.

Value

Numeric. The LSkew of a sample.

Author(s)

Anthony Hammond

Examples

#Get an AMAX sample and calculate the Lmoments
AM.96001 <- GetAM(96001)
LSkew(AM.96001$Flow)

[Package UKFE version 0.3.5 Index]