Manual Page for Command >>> POSTERIORI

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Syntax
>>> POSTERIORI

Parent Command
>> ERROR

 

Subcommand
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Description
The estimated error variance s₀² represents the variance of the mean weighted residual and is thus a measure of goodness-of-fit:

The a posteriori error variance s₀² or a priori error variance sigma₀² is used in the subsequent error analysis. For example, the covariance matrix of the estimated parameters, C_pp is directly proportional to the scalar s₀² or sigma₀², respectively. Note that if the residuals are consistent with the distributional assumption about the measurement errors (i.e., matrix C_zz), then the estimated error variance assumes a value close to one. The user must decide whether the error analysis should be based on the a posteriori or a priori error variance. The decision can also be delegated to the Fisher Model Test (see command >>> FISHER). iTOUGH2 uses the a posteriori error variance s₀² by default.

Example
> COMPUTATION
>> ERROR analysis
>>> based on A POSTERIORI error variance
<<<

 

See Also
>>> FISHER | >>> PRIORI

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