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Rainfall in Rio de Janeiro

vs Rainfall in Hanoi,
Vietnam

Created By: Alana Smiley and Angela Nguyen


Introduction:

Topic - Compare amount of rainfall in Rio and Hanoi over a course of 35 weeks.

Question of Interest - How much more rain falls in Hanoi, Vietnam than Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil in 35 weeks (starting in the month of January and ending in August)?
Rio de Janeiro (mm):
Hanoi (mm):
0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 4,
0, 0, 0, 2, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 15, 16, 25, 25,
7, 8, 12, 13, 15, 17, 18, 24, 25, 27, 36, 45, 53,
29, 30, 30, 32, 34, 39, 40, 47, 52, 57, 62, 72,
57, 60, 112
77, 84, 169, 173, 220

The mean of this data is 40 mm and the


The mean of this data is 15.5 mm and the
standard deviation is 51.9 mm.
standard deviation is 24.5 mm.
Histogram for Rainfall in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil:

0 10 20 30 40 50 70 80 90 100 110
80
Describing the Histogram in Context

The histogram for the Rio data has a center of 15.5. The
distribution also shows an outlier at 112. The spread for
the data is 112 (112 - 0). Lastly, the shape of the data is
skewed to the right, as shown by the picture below.
Histogram for Rainfall in Hanoi Vietnam:
Describing the Histogram in Context

The center of the distribution of rainfall in Hanoi is


40. There is an outlier at 220 in this data. The spread of
the data is 220 (220 - 0). The shape of this distribution is
also skewed to the right, as you can see below.
Box Plot of Rainfall in Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil:
Describing the Box - Plot Distribution in Context

The minimum of this data is 0, which is the least amount of rainfall Rio
received over a course of 35 weeks. The Quartile 1 is 0 , which means 25%
of the data is below zero (or the same as zero) and 75% is above (or the
same) as zero. In this data the median is 2, which means that 50% of the
data in this distribution is above 2 and 50% of the data is below 2. Quartile
3 is 24, which means that 75% of the data is below 24 and 25% of the data
is above. Using quartile 1 and quartile 3 we can find the interquartile range
which would be 24 (24 - 0). Finally, the maximum value of the data is 112,
which is the most rainfall Rio received in a week.
Box Plot of Rainfall in Hanoi Vietnam:
Describing the Box - Plot Distribution in
Context
The minimum of this distribution is 0, which means that 0 is the least
amount of (mm) rainfall in Hanoi over 35 weeks. The quartile one is 5,
which shows that 25% of the data is below 5 and 75% of the data is
larger than 5. In this data the median is 25, which means that 50% of the
data collected is less than 5 and 50% is more than 5. Quartile 3 is 52,
which means that only 25% of the data is more than 52 and 75% of the
data is less than 52. The interquartile range of this data is 47 (52 - 5). The
maximum of this data is 220, which is the most amount of rain that Hanoi
received in one week, over 35 weeks.
Comparing Information Displayed in the
Histogram Vs. the Box - Plot
One piece of information that histograms show is the approximate mean, which
you can find by considering the balance point of all the data displayed. Histograms
also show the shape of the data, such as skewed right or skewed left and the median
which will have half of the data above it and half of the data below it. While
histograms display this information, I think that box-plots are better when
describing and to find more information. Box-plots show the median, maximum, the
minimum, and you can find the interquartile range. The interquartile range can be
useful when your information has outliers. Though both graphs show the median
and both can be useful when describing data, box-plots are overall better.
Comparing Box - Plots
The minimum for both Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Hanoi, Vietnam is 0 mm. The
Quartile 1 for Hanoi is 5, while the Quartile 1 for Rio de Janeiro is 0. The quartile 1
in Hanoi is higher than the quartile 1 in Rio de Janeiro, which means that Hanoi has
less zeros and has higher values than Rio. The median in Hanoi is 25 and the median
in Rio de Janeiro is 2. 50% of the data in Hanoi is higher than or below 25 mm and
50% of the data in Rio de Janeiro is higher than or below 2 mm. The quartile 3 in
Hanoi is 52 and the quartile 3 in Rio is 24. There are more lower values in Rio de
Janeiro then there is in Hanoi, Vietnam. The IQR for Hanoi is 47 and the IQR for Rio
is 24, so this displays how Hanoi has higher values, not even including the outliers.
The range in Hanoi is 220 and the range in Rio is 112. This means that Hanoi has (a)
higher value(s) or a higher outlier than Rio.
Answer to Question of Interest
Question of Interest - How much more rain falls in Hanoi,
Vietnam than Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 35 weeks (starting in the
month of January and ending in August)?

Answer - Hanoi, Vietnam not only rains more often than Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil, but it also rains in larger amounts, as shown by the
histograms and box plots.

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