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Goodness-of-fit (GOF) criteria

Commonly used GOF metrics in hydrological models

kge() kge_vec()
Kling-Gupta Efficiency (KGE)
kge2012() kge2012_vec()
Modified Kling-Gupta Efficiency (KGE')
kgelog() kgelog_vec() kgelog_low() kgelog_low_vec() kgelog_hi() kgelog_hi_vec()
Log-transformed Modified Kling-Gupta Efficiency
mse() mse_vec()
Mean Squared Error (MSE)
nse() nse_vec()
Nash-Sutcliffe Efficiency (NSE)
pbias() pbias_vec()
Percent BIAS (pBIAS)
rmse() rmse_vec()
Root Mean Squared Error (RMSE)

Regression

Metrics and coefficients recommended by USGS and NEMS for regression analysis of hydrological variables

press() press_vec()
PRediction Error Sum of Squares (PRESS)
sfe() sfe_vec()
Standard Factorial Error (SFE)

Summary statistics

cv() cv_vec()
Coefficient of Variation (Cv)
gm() gm_vec()
Geometric Mean (GM)
new_tendency_measure() new_var_measure() new_sym_measure()
Construct a new measure function

Example datasets

avacha
Mean daily water discharge at the Avacha River (Elizovo City)