Dennis Yeh AO1-L Lab Assignment # 2 Lab Assignment #2, due 5PM, Tuesday, May 12, 2009. 1!

"ased #n this ma$, des%&ibe in 'uantitati(e te&ms h#) )inte&time $&e%i$itati#n is a**e%ted by +, -in#. .s the enti&e state a**e%ted in a simi,a& )ay/ M#st #* n#&the&n and %ent&a, 0a,i*#&nia &e%ei(es an a(e&age in%&ease in $&e%i$itati#n #* 212, )hi,e the %ent&a, %#ast and s#uthe&n 0a,i*#&nia &e%ei(es an a(e&age in%&ease #* 302 #* 332 $&e%i$itati#n. 2! 4hat $e&%entage #* +, -in# e(ents )e&e ass#%iated )ith $&e%i$itati#n t#ta,s that %#u,d be in%,uded am#ng the )ettest thi&d #* the yea&s in #u& &egi#n/ .n the 5#uth 0#ast &egi#n, 102 #* +, -in# e(ents )e&e ass#%iated )ith the )ettest thi&d #* the yea&s in #u& &egi#n. 6! 7i(en that the&e a&e 10 +, -in# yea&s in the 102 yea& &e%#&d, a&e the&e s#metimes (e&y )et yea&s that a&e n#t ass#%iated )ith +, -in# in 5#uthe&n 0a,i*#&nia/ .n )hi%h $a&ts #* the %#unt&y a&e )etness #& d&yness m#&e st&#ng,y ass#%iated )ith +, -in# than 5#uthe&n 0a,i*#&nia/ 7i(en that #n,y 10 #ut #* 102 yea&s ab#ut 102 #* the t#ta,! a&e +, -in# Yea&s, and the&e a&e 866 yea&s in the )ettest 196&d #* yea&s du&ing this 102 yea& $e&i#d, the&e a&e #(e& 20 yea&s that a&e (e&y )et yea&s that a&e n#t ass#%iated )ith +, -in#. .n n#&the&n Te:as, easte&n -e) Me:i%#, s#uthe&n ;,#&ida, and $a&ts #* -eb&as<a and O<,ah#ma, )etness is m#&e st&#ng,y ass#%iated )ith +, -in# e(ents than 5#uthe&n 0a,i*#&nia. .n M#ntana, 4y#ming, Ohi#, .ndian#, 4est =i&ginia, and $a&ts #* >entu%<y, d&yness is m#&e st&#ng,y ass#%iated )ith +, -in# e(ents than 5#uthe& 0a,i*#&nia. 3! 5u$$#se an +, -in# )e&e *#&e%ast t# de(e,#$ ne:t )inte&. ?#) %#n*ident %an )e be that the&e )i,, be ab#(e n#&ma, $&e%i$itati#n in L#s Ange,es/ .* an +, -in# did #%%u&, but the&e ended u$ being n#&ma, $&e%i$itati#n that )inte&, d#es it mean )e sh#u,d ha(e issued a di**e&ent *#&e%ast *#& 5#uthe&n 0a,i*#&nia $&e%i$itati#n/ .* it d#es end u$ being a (e&y )et )inte&, )#u,d that be une'ui(#%a,,y att&ibutab,e t# +, -in#/ +:$,ain y#u& &eas#ning. .n the g&a$h #* the dist&ibuti#n #* $&e%i$itati#n t#ta,s, the ,ine &e$&esenting the @e:$e%ted #%%u&&en%es *#& a &and#m sam$,eA #n,y %&#sses the @)ettest 196&dA ba& *#& 5#uthe&n 0a,i*#&nia, and 1 #ut #* 10 +, -in# e(ents )e&e ass#%iated )ith the )ettest thi&d #* the yea&s in #u& &egi#n. Thus, i* a +, -in# e(ent did #%%u& ne:t )inte&, the&e sh#u,d be a *#&e%ast #* in%&eased $&e%i$itati#n )ith a 102 %e&tainty. .* the&e ended u$ b&ing n#&ma, $&e%i$itati#n, it d#es n#t ne%essa&i,y mean that the&e sh#u,d ha(e been a di**e&ent *#&e%astB 6 #ut #* 10 +, -in# e(ents in the ,ast 102 yea&s did n#t &esu,t in ab#(e a(e&age $&e%i$itati#n. Additi#na,,y, a (e&y )et )inte& %ann#t be une'ui(#%a,,y att&ibuted t# +, -in#, as the&e a&e many #the& *a%t#&s that in*,uen%e $&e%i$itati#n, as dem#nst&ated by #(e& 20 La -ina yea&s that a,s# &esu,ted in e:t&eme,y )et %#nditi#ns.