Exponentiality Test Procedures for Large Samples of Rainfall Event Characteristics

The main purpose of this paper is to examine and recommend procedures that can be used to statistically test the exponentiality of large amounts of sample data for rainfall event volume, duration, and interevent time. Based on literature review and initial analysis, the Poisson and chi-square goodness-of-fit tests are selected first. Some misconceptions about parameter estimators and degrees of freedom associated with the use of the chi-square …