Distribution of hurricane wind speed


Unisys maintains a hurricane database which provides information on hurricanes in the Atlantic/ Caribbean/Gulf of Mexico and the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Unisys maintains a hurricane database which provides information on hurricanes in the Atlantic/ Caribbean/Gulf of Mexico and the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Maximum wind speeds in knots for a sample of hurricanes over the past four hurricane seasons are shown (Unisys weather website, April 2009). Atlantic/Carribean/Gulf of Mexico Eastern Pacific Ocean Storm Max Wind Speed Storm Max Wind Speed Frances 125 Darby 105 Jeanne 110 Frank 75 Lisa 65 Isis 65 Emily 135 Hilary 90 Ophelia 80 Max 70 Rita 150 Bud 110 Wilma 150 Daniel 130 Ernesto 65 Sergio 95 Florence 80 Cosme 65 Helene 105 Flossie 120 Dean 145 Henriette 75 Karen 60 Ivo 70 Use a  .05 and test to determine whether the distribution of hurricane wind speeds is the same for these two regions. What is your conclusion?

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Basic Statistics: Distribution of hurricane wind speed
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