AS Stats Chapter 1: The Large Data Set

11 flashcards · Mathematics · by TheoTyson

1. What is daily mean temperature?

   The average of the hourly temperature readings in °C°\text{C}°C .

2. When is daily total rainfall recorded as tr\text{tr}tr or trace\text{trace}trace ?

   When the rainfall is less than 0.05mm.

3. What is daily total sunshine recorded to the nearest?

   Recorded to the nearest tenth of an hour.

4. What are the two units for daily mean windspeed?

   Knots and Beaufort scale 0−120 - 120−12 .

5. What are the two units for daily mean wind direction?

   Bearings and compass directions.

6. What is daily maximum relative humidity given as?

   A percentage of the air saturated with water.

7. What is daily mean cloud cover measured in?

   Oktas (eighths of the sky covered) 0 − 80 \, - \, 80−8 .

8. What is daily mean visibility measured in?

   Decametres Dm\text{Dm}Dm .

9. What is daily mean pressure measure in?

   Hectopascals hPa\text{hPa}hPa .

10. What are the five UK locations?

    Leuchars Leeming Heathrow Hurn Camborne

11. What are the three overseas locations?

    Beijing Jacksonville Perth