Influence of Sample Data on the Statistical Analysis of Wave Measurements

Analysis and interpretation of wave measurements must usually be separated into two general routines: short-term statistical analysis of single wave measurements and long-term statistical analyses of wave measurements representing a longer period. The available input data and the methods chosen for the statistical analyses have an important influence on the expressiveness of the results and the application of the derived wave information for practical engineering problems. In the paper selected aspects of the short — term and the long — term statistical analysis of wave data will be dealt with. These will mainly cover the required data base for the statistical analyses and the influence of the frequency of the sampled data on the results of wave data analyses.