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The Gringorten plotting position for the ''r''th-ranked [[datum]] in ascending order (from smallest to largest) from a [[sample]] of size ''n'' is the quotient:  <blockquote>[[File:ams2001glos-Ge48.gif|link=|center|ams2001glos-Ge48]]</blockquote>
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<br/>''See'' [[plotting position]], [[probability paper]].<br/>
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== Gringorten plotting position ==


<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The Gringorten plotting position for the ''r''th ranked in ascending order (from smallest to largest) [[datum]] from a [[sample]] of size ''n'' is the quotient:  <div class="display-formula"><blockquote>[[File:ams2001glos-Ge48.gif|link=|center|ams2001glos-Ge48]]</blockquote></div></div>
Gringorten, I. I. 1963. A plotting rule for extreme probability paper. ''J. Geophys. Res.'', '''68'''. No. 3, . 813&ndash;814.<br/>


<div class="paragraph"><br/>''See'' [[plotting position]], [[probability paper]].</div><br/>
Gumble, E. J. 1941. Probability interpretation of the observed return periods of floods. ''Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union'', '''21'''. 836&ndash;850. <br/>  


</div><div class="reference">Gringorten, I. I. 1963. A plotting rule for extreme probability paper. ''J. Geophys. Res.'', '''68'''. No. 3, . 813&ndash;814.</div><br/>
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<div class="reference">Gumble, E. J. 1941. Probability interpretation of the observed return periods of floods. ''Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union'', '''21'''. 836&ndash;850. </div><br/>
 
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The Gringorten plotting position for the rth-ranked datum in ascending order (from smallest to largest) from a sample of size n is the quotient:

ams2001glos-Ge48


See plotting position, probability paper.

Gringorten, I. I. 1963. A plotting rule for extreme probability paper. J. Geophys. Res., 68. No. 3, . 813–814.

Gumble, E. J. 1941. Probability interpretation of the observed return periods of floods. Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union, 21. 836–850.

Term edited 12 September 2023.

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