From Tornadoes to Earthquakes: Forecast Verification for Binary Events Applied to the 1999 Chi-Chi, Taiwan,Earthquake

Forecast verification procedures for statistical events with binary outcomes typically rely on the use of contingency tables and Relative Operating Characteristic (ROC) diagrams. Originally developed for the statistical evaluation of tornado forecasts on a county-by-county basis, these methods can b...

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Main Authors: Chien-Chih Chen, John B. Rundle, Hsien-Chi Li, James R. Holliday, Kazuyoshi Z. Nanjo, Donald L. Turcotte, Kristy F. Tiampo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer 2006-01-01
Series:Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
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Online Access: http://tao.cgu.org.tw/images/attachments/v173p503.pdf