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STATS AND MECH Flashcards

1
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Daily mean temperature

A

Average temp readings for 24 hours

DEGREES

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2
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Daily total rainfall

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in mm
Trace is <0.05
0 when doing mean

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3
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Daily total sunshine

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Nearest tenth of an hour

It’s the amount bright sunshine

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4
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Daily maximum relative humidity

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% of air with water vapour

over 95 is fog

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5
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Daily mean wind speed

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In knots

In Beaufort scale

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6
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1 knot in km

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1.8

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7
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Beaufort scale range

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0 - calm
6 - strong breeze
12 - hurricane

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8
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Daily maximum gust

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Maximum wind speed in a day

In knots

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9
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Daily mean wind direction

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From north a bearing not padded with 0s

Rounded nearest 10

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10
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Cloud cover

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In oktas, fraction of sky covered by cloud

0-8

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11
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Visibility

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DECAMETERS (10cm)

Greatest distance an object can be seen in daylight

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12
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Mean pressure

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Mean pressure at sea level
In hPa (100pa)
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13
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Typical pressure range

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900-1100hPa

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14
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Frequency, cw, density equation

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freq = fd* cw

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15
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How to prove statically independent

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P(A) * P(B) == P(A n B)

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16
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Answer to ‘why include this reading/stat’

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It is a piece of data and we should consider all the data

17
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Answer to ‘why exclude this reading/stat’

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It is an extreme value and could unduly influence the analysis

18
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How to answer give an interpretation of the correlation between X and Y

A

as X (in/decreases), Y (in/decreases)

19
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How to answer ‘give interpretation of regression line’

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a X amount increase in X gives rise to a Y increase in Y

20
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How to answer comment on suitability of sampling method

A

Anything valid such as ‘could use from more locations/from more months’

21
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How to answer suggest how would better use the large data set

A

Use more locations and more of the months

22
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How to answer comment on validity of the model to obtain answer

A

RELATE the sampling type to the question, eg is the sample random?

23
Q

How to explain restriction in polynomial function (eg for some range of values of X)

A

Substitute the min and max range
Show some sort of relationship between the answers to the subbed in
Link it, explain ‘eg it must be positive’

24
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How to write equation for motion of an object

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OBJECT (NOT COMBINED) mass * a (a is unknown) = +-T (depending if it’s under g or not, T points always to the pulley) +- X. X could be the mass * g (if it’s under gravity) or if it’s on something then it’s the resistive forces (or just 0 if none)

25
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Improvements which can be made to a model

A

BETTER ACCURACY FOR g
Variable resistance
Include dimensions of the objects (give an object, eg the ball)

26
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What is the critical region

A

Region to accept alt hyp

27
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How to find actual significance level

A

The values for the critical regions added (for two tail) as a percentage

28
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For finding critical region, use equal and greater/less operands or just >. < without the equals

A

WITH the equals always

29
Q

Asterisk on box plot

A

Outlier

30
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AS level distributions TYPES

A

uniform discrete

continuous etc

31
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AS level distribution MODELS

A

binomial

32
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how to answer ‘why is this not a suitable model.. etc’ o.e.

A

X may not be proportional to Y

X may be affected by other things like ….

33
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Binomial requirements

A

independent
Fixed size sample
Two outcomes

34
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Sampling frame

A

Set of people/things which can be included in the sample

35
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What is a statistic

A

Random variable that is a function of the sample with contains NO unknown params

36
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Census vs sample

A

Census includes everyone in a population

Sample is a sample

37
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What dates large data set

A

May to Oct 87,2015

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