Statistics - Maths A-Level (Large Data Set/Sampling
Types) - Pearson Edexcel, Full set
Name and describe a the location of the 5 UK weather stations
Name and describe the location of 3 overseas weather stations
State the two time periods from the large data set
May - October 1987 (6 months)
May - October 2015 (6 months)
State the seasons as per the large data set. Make reference to Australia.
May/June are the end of Spring
July-Sept is summer
October is autumn
Perth (Australia) is in the Southern Hemisphere, so July-Sept is winter
When was the UK Great Storm and what was recorded about it?
The night of 15th-16th October 1987
Gusts of up to 100 knots recorded
When when the Florida hurricanes?
12th October 1987 (Hurricane Floyd)
1st-2nd October 2015 (Hurricane Joaquin)
Daily Maximum Temperature
°C
Daily Total Rainfall
mm
Daily Total Sunshine
hours
Daily maximum relative humidity
%, mist and fog if >95%
, Daily mean windspeed; daily maximum gust
knots (1kn = 1.15mph) and Beaufort scale
Daily Mean Wind Direction; Daily Maximum Gust Direction
bearing (º) and cardinal direction
Cloud cover
oktas (eights); 0-8
Visibility
dm (decametres), 1Dm = 10m
Pressure
hPa (hectoPascal)
n/a
reading not available
tr (trace)
rainfall < 0.05mm
Describe the Beufort Scale
Discrete, scale of 13 values:
0 (calm, < 1kn)
12 (hurricane, 64kn+)
What are oktas?
Eights of the sky covered by cloud
Discrete, scale of 9 values (0=clear sky, 8=completely overcast)
Describe the Cardinal Directions
What are the characteristics of data that is 'normally distributed'?
- Bell shaped
- Symmetrical (mean=median=mode)
- Approximately 68% of data lies within one standard deviation of the mean, 95% of
data lies within 2 standard deviations of the mean, 99.7% lies within 3 standard
deviations of the mean
- Points of inflection are at x=µ±☌
When do you reject a null hypothesis?
Types) - Pearson Edexcel, Full set
Name and describe a the location of the 5 UK weather stations
Name and describe the location of 3 overseas weather stations
State the two time periods from the large data set
May - October 1987 (6 months)
May - October 2015 (6 months)
State the seasons as per the large data set. Make reference to Australia.
May/June are the end of Spring
July-Sept is summer
October is autumn
Perth (Australia) is in the Southern Hemisphere, so July-Sept is winter
When was the UK Great Storm and what was recorded about it?
The night of 15th-16th October 1987
Gusts of up to 100 knots recorded
When when the Florida hurricanes?
12th October 1987 (Hurricane Floyd)
1st-2nd October 2015 (Hurricane Joaquin)
Daily Maximum Temperature
°C
Daily Total Rainfall
mm
Daily Total Sunshine
hours
Daily maximum relative humidity
%, mist and fog if >95%
, Daily mean windspeed; daily maximum gust
knots (1kn = 1.15mph) and Beaufort scale
Daily Mean Wind Direction; Daily Maximum Gust Direction
bearing (º) and cardinal direction
Cloud cover
oktas (eights); 0-8
Visibility
dm (decametres), 1Dm = 10m
Pressure
hPa (hectoPascal)
n/a
reading not available
tr (trace)
rainfall < 0.05mm
Describe the Beufort Scale
Discrete, scale of 13 values:
0 (calm, < 1kn)
12 (hurricane, 64kn+)
What are oktas?
Eights of the sky covered by cloud
Discrete, scale of 9 values (0=clear sky, 8=completely overcast)
Describe the Cardinal Directions
What are the characteristics of data that is 'normally distributed'?
- Bell shaped
- Symmetrical (mean=median=mode)
- Approximately 68% of data lies within one standard deviation of the mean, 95% of
data lies within 2 standard deviations of the mean, 99.7% lies within 3 standard
deviations of the mean
- Points of inflection are at x=µ±☌
When do you reject a null hypothesis?
