Trend analysis of temperature and precipitation in central Tanzania using regression and non-parametric approaches

Authors

  • SHABAN JUMA ALLY Department of Statistics, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Phradesh, India & College of African Wildlife Management – MWEKA, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
  • B. MUNISWAMY Department of Statistics, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Phradesh, India
  • B. PUNYAVATHI Department of Statistics, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54386/jam.v27i4.3157

Keywords:

Mann-Kendall test, Sen’s slope estimator, Rainfall, Temperature, Trend analysis, Tanzania

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01-12-2025

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ALLY, S. J., MUNISWAMY , B., & PUNYAVATHI , B. (2025). Trend analysis of temperature and precipitation in central Tanzania using regression and non-parametric approaches. Journal of Agrometeorology, 27(4), 538–540. https://doi.org/10.54386/jam.v27i4.3157

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Vol. 27 No. 4 (2025): December

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