Research Article

A Proposed Comparative Algorithm for Regional Crop Yield Assessment: An Application of Characteristic Objects Method

Table 1

Different probability distributions along with their parameter estimation methods.

Probability distributionMethod of parameter estimation

Generalized normalMaximum likelihood method
GumbelMaximum likelihood method
NormalMethod of moments
Gamma (2P)Method of moments
Gamma (3P)Maximum likelihood method
LaplaceMethod of moments
LogisticMethod of moments
CauchyMaximum likelihood method
Log-logistic (3P)Maximum likelihood method