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Statistics Assignment What Can You Tell From Graphs? Directions • = If you plan to do your Assignment on your computer, be sure to correctly label your
answers (1A, 1B, 1C, etc.). Questions Use the tables and graphs provided at the end of this document to help you answer the following questions. 1. For each city, identify the months with the highest and lowest maximum
temperatures. Then, for each city, identify the months with the highest and lowest rainfall. (2 points)
Tampa Portland Highest Maximum Temperature
Lowest Maximum Temperature
Highest Average Rainfall Lowest Average Rainfall 2. In each city, where do you see the largest change in average rainfall from one
month to the next month? How many inches was this change in rainfall? In each city, where do you see the largest change in average maximum temperature from one month to the next month? How many degrees was this change in temperature? (3 points)
After filling out the table below, explain your answer, and indicate which graphs you used and why.
Largest change in rainfall from/to: Inches:
Tampa
Largest change in temperature from/to: Degrees:
Portland Largest change in rainfall from/to: Inches:
Largest change in temperature from/to: Degrees:
3. If you were most interested in describing the pattern of changes in the weather
in a city from month to month, which type of graphs would you use? Explain why. (4 points)
4. Is there any variation in the seasonal rainfall patterns between Tampa and
Portland? Support your answer by using information from at least two of the graphs at the end of this document. (5 points)
Statistics Assignment What Can You Tell From Graphs? 5. In how many months is the average rainfall in Tampa roughly 2.0 inches? In
how many months is the average rainfall in Portland roughly 2.0 inches? Which graph did you use to find these answers and why? (5 points)
6. Using the graphs and data, how would you describe the climate (all seasons) of
each city? Describe climate in these terms: rainfall through the seasons, temperature through the seasons, and the amount of variation in rainfall and temperature. Use at least three different types of graphs in writing your answer, and explain why you used each type of graph. (6 points)
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