HYPOTHESIS TESTING
Climate change is a topic of both academic and political interest. The National Climatic Data Center has recorded temperature data since 1800. You can explore their data at: http://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/
The following chart compares the average Land-Surface Air Temperatures for year since 1961 to the 20th century average Land-Surface Air Temperature.
Year |
Temp Change, °C |
1961 |
0.075 |
1962 |
0.038 |
1963 |
0.079 |
1964 |
-0.207 |
1965 |
-0.111 |
1966 |
-0.031 |
1967 |
-0.005 |
1968 |
-0.044 |
1969 |
0.076 |
1970 |
0.028 |
1971 |
-0.105 |
1972 |
0.001 |
1973 |
0.140 |
1974 |
-0.079 |
1975 |
-0.048 |
1976 |
-0.161 |
1977 |
0.125 |
1978 |
0.011 |
1979 |
0.083 |
1980 |
0.179 |
1981 |
0.261 |
1982 |
0.045 |
1983 |
0.257 |
1984 |
0.088 |
1985 |
0.046 |
1986 |
0.126 |
1987 |
0.262 |
1988 |
0.312 |
1989 |
0.190 |
1990 |
0.373 |
1991 |
0.346 |
1992 |
0.125 |
1993 |
0.133 |
1994 |
0.233 |
1995 |
0.370 |
1996 |
0.288 |
1997 |
0.393 |
1998 |
0.566 |
1999 |
0.317 |
2000 |
0.328 |
2001 |
0.477 |
2002 |
0.556 |
2003 |
0.547 |
2004 |
0.481 |
2005 |
0.623 |
2006 |
0.545 |
2007 |
0.570 |
2008 |
0.437 |
2009 |
0.570 |
At the a = 0.05 significance level, conduct a hypothesis test for the claim that the mean Land-Surface Air Temperature has not changed (m = 0). Be sure to include your hypotheses, the critical value(s), the standardized test statistic, and your initial and final conclusions.
HYPOTHESIS TESTING Climate change is a topic of both academic and political interest. The Nationa...