Due by 6 pm on Tuesday, September 29
(1) Two tables are provided below which contain data from the National Hurricane Center (2007); one table shows the costliest hurricanes and the other shows the deadliest. Your assignment is to manipulate the data in some way to determine whether or not a pattern exists. You should choose ONLY ONE of these data sets to use. Note that “manipulate the data” does not mean simply plotting what is given. You need to reorganize the data or group it and then produce a new table or graph of some kind that attempts to determine whether the pattern you thought might exist does. You may not need to use all of the data given in the original table, but you should use most of it. Your new table or graph may be hand-made if you are uncomfortable with spreadsheets. Be sure to label things.
(2) The second part of the assignment is to write this all
up. In your own words, please describe
how and why you manipulated the data.
Describe what the graph or table illustrates and whether your
preliminary hypothesis was correct. Was
there a strong pattern? If so, describe
it and why it might have occurred. If
not, why not? How would this help the
general
The homework will be graded with the rubric provided on the class web site.
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COSTLIEST HURRICANES, normalized to 2006 dollars |
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HURRICANE |
YEAR |
Category |
Damage (Millions)* |
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KATRINA (LA/MS/FL) |
2005 |
3 |
$84,645 |
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ANDREW (SE FL/SE LA) |
1992 |
5 |
48,058 |
|
WILMA (SW/SE FL) |
2005 |
3 |
21,527 |
|
CHARLEY (SW FL) |
2004 |
4 |
16,322 |
|
IVAN
(NW FL/AL) |
2004 |
3 |
15,451 |
|
HUGO (SC) |
1989 |
4 |
13,480 |
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AGNES
(FL/NE U.S.) |
1972 |
1 |
12,424 |
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BETSY (SE FL/SE LA) |
1965 |
3 |
11,883 |
|
RITA (LA/TX/FL) |
2005 |
3 |
11,808 |
|
CAMILLE (MS/SE LA/VA) |
1969 |
5 |
9,781 |
|
FRANCES (SE FL) |
2004 |
2 |
9,684 |
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DIANE (NE U.S.) |
1955 |
1 |
7,700 |
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JEANNE (SE FL) |
2004 |
3 |
7,508 |
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FREDERIC (AL/MS) |
1979 |
3 |
6,922 |
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New England |
1938 |
3 |
6,571 |
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ALLISON
(N
TX) |
2001 |
TS |
6,414 |
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FLOYD (Mid Atlc & NE U.S.) |
1999 |
2 |
6,342 |
|
NE
U.S. |
1944 |
3 |
5,927 |
|
FRAN (NC) |
1996 |
3 |
4,979 |
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ALICIA (N TX) |
1983 |
3 |
4,825 |
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OPAL (NW FL/AL) |
1995 |
3 |
4,758 |
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CAROL (NE U.S.) |
1954 |
3 |
4,345 |
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ISABEL (NC/VA) |
2003 |
2 |
3,985 |
|
JUAN (LA) |
1985 |
1 |
3,417 |
|
DONNA (FL/Eastern U.S.) |
1960 |
4 |
3,345 |
|
CELIA (S TX) |
1970 |
3 |
3,038 |
|
BOB (NC, NE U.S) |
1991 |
2 |
2,853 |
|
ELENA (MS/AL/NW FL) |
1985 |
3 |
2,848 |
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CARLA
(N & Central TX) |
1961 |
4 |
2,604 |
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DENNIS
(NW FL) |
2005 |
3 |
2,330 |
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DEADLIEST HURRICANES |
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HURRICANE |
YEAR |
CATEGORY |
DEATHS |
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TX (Galveston) |
1900 |
4 |
8000 |
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FL (SE/Lake Okeechobee) |
1928 |
4 |
2500 |
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KATRINA(SE LA/MS) |
2005 |
3 |
1500 |
|
LA (Cheniere Caminanda) |
1893 |
4 |
1100-1400 |
|
SC/GA (Sea Islands) |
1893 |
3 |
1000-2000 |
|
GA/SC |
1881 |
2 |
700 |
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AUDREY (SW LA/N TX) |
1957 |
4 |
416 |
|
FL (Keys) |
1935 |
5 |
408 |
|
LA (Last Island) |
1856 |
4 |
400 |
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FL (Miami)/MS/AL/Pensacola |
1926 |
4 |
372 |
|
LA (Grand Isle) |
1909 |
3 |
350 |
|
FL (Keys)/S TX |
1919 |
4 |
287 |
|
LA (New Orleans) |
1915 |
4 |
275 |
|
TX (Galveston) |
1915 |
4 |
275 |
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New England |
1938 |
3 |
256 |
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CAMILLE (MS/SE LA/VA) |
1969 |
5 |
256 |
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DIANE (NE U.S.) |
1955 |
1 |
184 |
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GA, SC, NC |
1898 |
4 |
179 |
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TX |
1875 |
3 |
176 |
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SE FL |
1906 |
3 |
164 |
|
TX (Indianola) |
1886 |
4 |
150 |
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MS/AL/Pensacola |
1906 |
2 |
134 |
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FL, GA, SC |
1896 |
3 |
130 |
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AGNES (FL/NE U.S.) |
1972 |
1 |
122 |
|
HAZEL (SC/NC) |
1954 |
4 |
95 |
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BETSY (SE FL/SE LA) |
1965 |
3 |
75 |
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Northeast
U.S. |
1944 |
3 |
64 |
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CAROL (NE U.S.) |
1954 |
3 |
60 |
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FLOYD (Mid Atlantic & NE U.S.) |
1999 |
2 |
56 |
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NC |
1883 |
2 |
53 |
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SE FL/SE LA/MS |
1947 |
4 |
51 |
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NC, SC |
1899 |
3 |
50 |
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GA/SC/NC |
1940 |
2 |
50 |
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DONNA (FL/Eastern U.S.) |
1960 |
4 |
50 |