Let the number of tropical cyclones per year in the Atlantic Basin (
Let X be the number of tropical cyclones per year. The probability mass function (PMF) of X is
the expectation of X is
The probability that any given tropical cyclone turns into a major hurricane is 0.30
Let Y|X be the number of major hurricanes given X number of tropical cyclones. We can say that Y|X has a Binomial distribution with parameters, number of trials (is the number of tropical cyclones) n=X and success probability (the probability that a tropical cyclone turns into a major hurricane) p=0.30.
Hence we have the following hierarchy.
the expected number of major hurricanes per year (
Let the number of tropical cyclones per year in the Atlantic Basin (
Suppose that the annual number of tropical cyclones that are formed off the U.S. Pacific coast has a mean of 15. (a) What is the probability that exactly 10 tropical cyclones will form at a given year? (b) What is the probability that a given year has at most 5 cyclones?
4. Let X be a random variable that describes the annual counts of tropical cyclones in the North Atlantic. Assume that X1,..., X, is a random sample that describes the counts of tropical cyclones in the North Atlantic during n years and assume they are distributed according to a geometric distribution with probability parameter 8 and p.f. given by fxjex | ) = (1 - 0)*-11{1,2,...,x), 0<O<1. (a) Write the statistical model. (b) Find the maximum likelihood estimator of 0....
Question 49 2 pts Tropical cyclones draw their energy from: O The water and the heat contained in the upper-layers of the ocean. O The vertical wind shear that exists in subtropical regions. O The Hadley cell O The trade winds. O The heat generated by previous thunderstorms. Question 50 2 pts Compared to tropical cyclones, midlatitude cyclones draw their energy from: O The westerlies in the midlatitudes. O The Ferrel cell. O The Coriolis force. O The temperature gradient...
These satellite images show four different tropical cyclones (hurricanes) that occurred on different dates in different parts of the world. Please Help: In which hemisphere is each storm located, Northern or Southern?
Can a low barometer reading be used to predict maximum wind speed of an approaching tropical cyclone? Data for this problem are based on information taken from weatherwise. For a random sample of tropical cyclones, let x be the lowest pressure as a cyclone approaches and let y be the maximum wind speed of the cyclone. Clan Ul Lel.t Afai's. perceilage a Domestic as from insurance plan, and let y be the average administrative cost 75 35 25 30 35...
23. During hurricane season, the number of tropical storms per month that come with 100 miles of Cuba has a binomial distribution with mean 1 and maximum value 4, and the number of tropical storms in each month is independent of the number in other months. If there are no tropical storms during the first month of the season, what is the probability that the first tropical storm of the season comes during the fourth month? A. 0.032 B. 0.042...
(For problems 9-10) The numbers of named storms in the Atlantic Basin from 2000-2009 were entered into Excel and the mean and standard deviation were computed as shown below. 1 А Year 2 2000 3 2001 4 2002 5 2003 6 2004 7 2005 8 2006 9 2007 10 2008 11 2009 12 13 mean 14 st. dev. B #storms 15 15 12 16 15 27 10 15 16 9 15.0 4.7 What Excel function was used to compute the...
Atlantic Co's total fixed costs are $96,800. Atlantic Co sells radios for $12.24 per radio and has a $5.36 per radio variable cost. The break-even point in number of radios is: Ο Ο Ο 18,060. Ο 14.070. Ο 7908.
If the diameter of particles entering the basin is 1.5 ?m, and the number of particles, N0, is 107 /mL, what is N, or the number of particles leaving the flocculation basin. Assume a = 0.9, Q = 0.8 MGD, power is 195 kW, and ?floc basin is 1 hr.
Atlantic Co has total fixed costs of $96.900. Atlantic sells radios at $12.22 per radio and has a $5.33 per radio variable cost. What is the contribution margin per unit? Multiple Choice Ο S5.33. Ο 56.89. Ο () $12.22. () S755. Ο Ο S8.06.