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A Look at Some Data on the Old Faithful Geyser

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  • A. Azzalini
  • A.W. Bowman

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An analysis of data on the duration times and waiting times for eruptions from the Old Faithful Geyser reveals an interesting time series structure. A tentative physical model, derived from Rinehart, is outlined and a corresponding first‐order Markov chain examined. It is shown that a second‐order model is necessary to explain the observed correlations in the data. A curious clustering effect is apparent in the autocorrelation function when plotted over a large range of lags. Similar patterns are observed in simulations from the fitted second‐order model.

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  • A. Azzalini & A.W. Bowman, 1990. "A Look at Some Data on the Old Faithful Geyser," Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series C, Royal Statistical Society, vol. 39(3), pages 357-365, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jorssc:v:39:y:1990:i:3:p:357-365
    DOI: 10.2307/2347385
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