Statistical analysis of air quality dataset of Kathmandu, Nepal, with a New Extended Kumaraswamy Exponential Distribution

This paper aims to create a new probability distribution and conducts statistical analysis on air quality dataset from Kathmandu. Using this innovative distribution, we have studied the ground reality of air quality conditions of Kathmandu, Nepal. In our research, we have developed a new probability...

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Published in:	Environmental science and pollution research international Vol. 31; no. 14; pp. 21073 - 21088
Main Authors:	Chaudhary, Arun Kumar, Telee, Lal Babu Sah, Karki, Murari, Kumar, Vijay
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01-03-2024 Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Air quality Aquatic Pollution Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution Bayesian analysis Criteria Datasets Distribution functions Earth and Environmental Science Ecotoxicology Environment Environmental Chemistry Environmental Health Failure rates Goodness of fit Kurtosis Mathematical models Maximum likelihood estimation Monsoons Parameters Probability density functions Probability distribution Probability distribution functions Reliability analysis Research Article Statistical analysis Statistical tests Statistics Waste Water Technology Water Management Water Pollution Control Nepal Hazard rate function Maximum likelihood Exponential distribution Total suspended particles National Ambient Air Quality Standards
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Summary:	This paper aims to create a new probability distribution and conducts statistical analysis on air quality dataset from Kathmandu. Using this innovative distribution, we have studied the ground reality of air quality conditions of Kathmandu, Nepal. In our research, we have developed a new probability distribution known as the New Extended Kumaraswamy Exponential Distribution by introducing an additional shape parameter to the Extended Kumaraswamy Exponential (EKwE) Distribution. Statistical characteristics such as cumulative distribution function, probability density function, hazard function, reversed hazard function, skewness, kurtosis, survival function, and hazard rate function are studied. The suggested model is non-normal and positively skewed with increasing and inverted bathtub-shaped hazard rate curves. To assess the model’s suitability, we utilized a real dataset comprising air quality data from Kathmandu, Nepal, during the year 2021. Study shows that the air quality data exhibit an increasing failure rate, but the P 2.5 , P 10 , and total suspended particle concentrations exhibited its lowest levels during the monsoon season and its highest levels during the winter season. Parameters of the model are estimated by using the least square estimation (LSE), maximum likelihood estimation (MLE), and Cramér–von Mises (CVM) approach for P 10 at Ratnapark Station, Kathmandu. To assess the model’s validity, P – P plots and Q – Q plots are employed. Model comparisons are carried out using Akaike Information Criterion ( AIC ), Corrected Akaike Information Criterion ( CAIC ), Bayesian Information Criterion ( BIC ), and Hannan–Quinn Information Criterion ( HQIC ). Furthermore, the goodness of fit of the proposed model is evaluated using test statistics such as Anderson–Darling ( A 2 ) test, Cramér–von Mises (CVM) test, and the Kolmogorov–Smirnov ( KS ) test along with their respective p -values. From the findings, we have found that the air quality status of Kathmandu, Nepal, was found to be poor. Proposed distribution provides a better fit with greater flexibility for forecasting air quality data and conducting reliability data analyses. Dataset is analyzed and visualized using R programming.
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ISSN:	1614-7499 0944-1344 1614-7499
DOI:	10.1007/s11356-024-32129-z