Research Article

Parameter Estimation in Rainfall-Runoff Modelling Using Distributed Versions of Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm

Table 5

The contrast test of the unadjusted medians with ranking. Rank is ranking based on contrast test; W.Rank is ranking based on Wilcoxon pair test.

ConstrFactor LinTimeVarW AdaptW APartW Rank W.Rank

MSE
 ConstrFactor 372.66 373.23 373.22 4 4
 LinTimeVarW −372.66 0.57 0.55 3 3
 AdaptW −373.23 −0.57 −0.01 1 2
 APartW −373.22 −0.55 0.01 2 1
MAE
 ConstrFactor 374.78 374.82 374.82 4 4
 LinTimeVarW −374.78 0.04 0.04 3 3
 AdaptW −374.82 −0.04 0.00 2 2
 APartW −374.82 −0.04 −0.00 1 1
MAPE
 ConstrFactor 374.96 375.02 375.02 4 4
 LinTimeVarW −374.96 0.06 0.05 3 3
 AdaptW −375.02 −0.06 −0.00 1 1-2
 APartW −375.02 −0.05 0.00 2 1-2
NS
 ConstrFactor 375.01 374.91 374.91 4 4
 LinTimeVarW −375.01 −0.10 −0.10 1 1
 AdaptW −374.91 0.10 −0.00 2 2
 APartW −374.91 0.10 0.00 3 3