Bootstrap Pettitt test for detecting change point in hydroclimatological data: a case study for Itaipu hydroelectric plant in Brazil

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Main Authors: Conte, Luiza Chiarelli, Bayer, Débora Missio, Bayer, Fábio M.
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Published: 2024
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author Conte, Luiza Chiarelli
Bayer, Débora Missio
Bayer, Fábio M.
author_facet Conte, Luiza Chiarelli
Bayer, Débora Missio
Bayer, Fábio M.
contents The Pettitt test has been widely used in climate change and hydrological analyzes. However, studies evidence difficulties of this test in detecting change points, especially in small samples. This study presents a bootstrap application of the Pettitt test, which is numerically compared with the classical Pettitt test by an extensive Monte Carlo simulation study. The proposed test outperforms the classical test in all simulated scenarios. An application of the tests is conducted in the historical series of naturalized flows of the Itaipu Hydroelectric plant in Brazil, where several studies have shown a change point in the 70s. When the series is split into shorter series, to simulate small sample actual situations, the proposed test is more powerful than the classical Pettitt test to detect the change point. The proposed test can be an important tool to detect abrupt changes in water availability, supporting hydroclimatological resources decision making.
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spellingShingle Bootstrap Pettitt test for detecting change point in hydroclimatological data: a case study for Itaipu hydroelectric plant in Brazil
Conte, Luiza Chiarelli
Bayer, Débora Missio
Bayer, Fábio M.
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62G09, 62G10, 62P12
The Pettitt test has been widely used in climate change and hydrological analyzes. However, studies evidence difficulties of this test in detecting change points, especially in small samples. This study presents a bootstrap application of the Pettitt test, which is numerically compared with the classical Pettitt test by an extensive Monte Carlo simulation study. The proposed test outperforms the classical test in all simulated scenarios. An application of the tests is conducted in the historical series of naturalized flows of the Itaipu Hydroelectric plant in Brazil, where several studies have shown a change point in the 70s. When the series is split into shorter series, to simulate small sample actual situations, the proposed test is more powerful than the classical Pettitt test to detect the change point. The proposed test can be an important tool to detect abrupt changes in water availability, supporting hydroclimatological resources decision making.
title Bootstrap Pettitt test for detecting change point in hydroclimatological data: a case study for Itaipu hydroelectric plant in Brazil
topic Applications
62G09, 62G10, 62P12
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.05233