Comparison of Parametric and Nonparametric Methods for Analyzing the Bias of a Numerical Model

Table 1

Statistical bias measures of actual and model simulation for maximum temperatures.

Measure	arua	ebb	ksse	jinja	mbra	gulu
RMSE	2.19	7.50	4.41	8.86	2.47	2.37
MAE	2.01	7.22	4.05	8.60	2.24	1.98
ME	−2.01	−7.22	−4.05	−8.60	−1.92	−1.91
Rel. bias	−0.06	−0.26	−0.12	−0.28	−0.07	−0.06
BES	−2.06	−7.13	−4.03	−8.69	−2.21	−1.94
Skewness	0.80	−0.17	0.34	0.12	0.89	0.10
STM	−0.97	−1.00	−0.94	−1.00	−0.81	−0.81