In: Statistics and Probability
Below we have records of cat 3 or higher Atlantic hurricanes making landfall on US coast lines over a period of 100 years. Why is it reasonable to assume that cat 3 or higher making landfall on US coast lines can be modelled by the Poisson distribution? Now using the following table examine whether the theoretical justification is supported by the record. Carefully mention all assumptions necessary to carry out the needed test.
Number of Cat 3 hurricanes or higher to make landfall in a year |
Number of years |
0 |
50 |
1 |
19 |
2 |
7 |
3 |
4 |
4 or more |
0 |