Research Article
Frequentist and Bayesian Approaches in Modeling and Prediction of Extreme Rainfall Series: A Case Study from Southern Highlands Region of Tanzania
Table 3
Return level estimates using MLE, L-moments, and Bayesian MCMC.
| | Return period | MLE method | L-moments method | Bayesian MCMC method |
| | 5-years | 66.81 (58.20–75.41) | 59.47 (66.70–77.26) | 60.20 (72.51–92.87) | | 10-years | 77.69 (62.87–9.50) | 65.31 (77.53–93.11) | 67.86 (87.84–133.75) | | 20-years | 90.22 (64.92–115.51) | 71.26 (89.51–111.64) | 75.72 (107.68–201.07) | | 50-years | 110.16 (62.22–158.10) | 77.55 (108.11–151.27) | 85.11 (145.42–364.48) | | 100-years | 128.45 (54.56–202.344) | 81.20 (124.74–194.38) | 91.83 (188.40–584.76) |
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