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Research ArticleOpen accessBayes Estimation of the Lifetime Parameters for the Exponential DistributionAhmed A. Abu-Taleb, Mahmoud M. Smadi, Ameen J. AlawnehBayes estimation for the parameters of the lifetime distribution when both survival and censoring time are exponentially distributed were studied. The marginal posteriors, Bayes estimates and credible sets were derived using conjugate priors. …Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, Vol. 3, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2007 · 7,297 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessForecasting Air Temperatures Using Time Series Models and Neural-based AlgorithmsMahmoud M. Smadi, Farouq S. MjalliRecently, neural network models have been popular and found useful for forecasting a wide variety of time series data in many disciplines. This is due to their favorable modeling properties of simplicity, fault and noise tolerance and their capability to adapt to process changes. Nevertheless, applications in climatology have been less widespread than other disciplines such as economics. In this … …Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, Vol. 3, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2007 · 7,272 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessStatistical Analysis of Recent Changes in Relative Humidity in JordanAhmed A. Abu-Taleb, Ameen J. Alawneh, Mahmoud M. SmadiThis study examines recent changes in annual and seasonal relative humidity variations in Jordan. The analysis indicates an increasing trend in relative humidity at different stations. The analysis shows a significant increasing trend at Amman Airport Meteorological (AAM) station with a rate of increase 0.13% per year. These increasing trends are statistically significant during summer and autumn seasons. Finally, a … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2007 · 7,503 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessOn Bayes Estimation of the First Order Moving Average ModelMahmoud M. Smadi, Ahmed A. Abu-TalebIn this work, Bayes estimation of the first order moving average model (MA(1)) were studied. Theoretical justification of the Bayes estimates based on the estimated innovations is given. The convergence of Bayes and maximum likelihood estimates are examined via simulation using different parameter values. Also, Bayes estimates were determined when the model is invertible using the estimated innovations. For long … …Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, Vol. 2, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2006 · 6,522 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessObserved Abrupt Changes in Minimum and Maximum Temperatures in Jordan in the 20th CenturyMahmoud M. SmadiThis study examines changes in annual and seasonal mean (minimum and maximum) temperatures variations in Jordan during the 20th century. The analyses focus on the time series records at the Amman Airport Meteorological (AAM) station. The occurrence of abrupt changes and trends were examined using cumulative sum charts (CUSUM) and bootstrapping and the Mann-Kendall rank test. Statistically significant abrupt changes … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 2, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2006 · 7,925 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessA Sudden Change In Rainfall Characteristics In Amman, Jordan During The Mid 1950sMahmoud M. Smadi, Ahmed ZghoulThis study examines recent changes, trends and fluctuations in the total rainfall and number of rainy days at Amman Airport Meteorological (AAM) station in Jordan during the period 1922-2003. The occurrence of abrupt changes and trends were examined and identified using the Pettitt test, a combination of cumulative sum charts (CUSUM) and bootstrapping and the sequential version of Mann-Kendall rank … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 2, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2006 · 10,007 accessesView PDFCite