diff --git a/doc/UsersGuide/BuildingRunningTesting/VXCases.rst b/doc/UsersGuide/BuildingRunningTesting/VXCases.rst index b36afcefd..f8b01f993 100644 --- a/doc/UsersGuide/BuildingRunningTesting/VXCases.rst +++ b/doc/UsersGuide/BuildingRunningTesting/VXCases.rst @@ -262,7 +262,8 @@ Point STAT Files The Point-Stat files contain continuous variables like temperature, pressure, and wind speed. A description of the Point-Stat file can be found :ref:`here ` in the MET documentation. -The Point-Stat files contain a potentially overwhelming amount of information. Therefore, it is recommended that users focus on the CNT MET test, which contains the `RMSE `_ and `MBIAS `_ statistics. The MET tests are defined in column 24 'LINE_TYPE' of the ``.stat`` file. Look for 'CNT' in this column. Then find column 66-68 for MBIAS and 78-80 for RMSE statistics. A full description of this file can be found :ref:`here `. +The Point-Stat files contain a potentially overwhelming amount of information. Therefore, it is recommended that users focus on the CNT MET test, which contains the Root Mean Squared Error (`RMSE `_) and Magnitude & +Multiplicative bias (`MBIAS `_) statistics. The MET tests are defined in column 24 'LINE_TYPE' of the ``.stat`` file. Look for 'CNT' in this column. Then find column 66-68 for MBIAS and 78-80 for RMSE statistics. A full description of this file can be found :ref:`here `. To narrow down the variable field even further, users can focus on these weather variables: