The Large Data Set

Question 1

Which are the UK locations?

Answer 1

Cambourne, Heathrow, Hurn, Leeming, Leuchars

Question 2

Which are the non UK locations and which countries are they in?

Answer 2

Beijing - China
Jacksonville - USA
Perth - Australia

Question 3

Order the UK locations from Northernmost to Southernmost

Answer 3

Leuchars
Leeming
Heathrow
Hurn
Cambourne
(alphabetical but swap Heathrow and Hurn)

Question 4

Order the non UK locations from Northernmost to Southernmost

Answer 4

Beijing, Jacksonville, Perth

Question 5

Order the non UK locations from closest to the equator to furthest from the equator

Answer 5

Jacksonville
Perth
Beijing

Question 6

Which non UK locations are further North than the UK?

Answer 6

None

Question 7

What does NGR stand for?

Answer 7

National Grid Reference

Question 8

For all locations two pieces of information about their position on Earth are given. What are they?

Answer 8

Altitude and Latitude

Question 9

Which years are included in the Large Data Set?

Answer 9

1987 and 2015

Question 10

Which months are included in the Large Data Set?

Answer 10

May to October

Question 11

What seven columns of data regarding wind are given for UK locations?

Answer 11

Daily Mean (Quantitative)
Daily Mean (Qualitative - Beaufort Conversion)
Daily Maximum Gust
Mean Wind Direction (Quantitative)
Daily Mean Cardinal Direction
Daily Max Gust Corresponding Direction (Quantitative)
Daily Max Gust Cardinal Direction (Qualitative)

Question 12

What eight columns of data not regarding wind are given for UK locations?

Answer 12

Date
Daily Mean Humidity
Daily Mean Temperature
Daily Mean Total Cloud
Daily Mean Visibility
Daily Total Sunshine
Daily Total Rainfall
Daily Mean Pressure

Question 13

What six columns of data are given for non UK locations?

Answer 13

Date
Daily Mean Pressure
Daily Mean Air Temperature
Rainfall (24 hour total)
Daily Mean Wind Speed
Daily Mean Wind Speed (Beaufort Conversion)

Question 14

What is the unit of measurement for Temperature

Answer 14

Degrees Celsius (°C)

Question 15

What is the unit of measurement for Rainfall

Answer 15

Millimetres (mm)

Question 16

What is the unit of measurement for Sunshine

Answer 16

Hours

Question 17

What is the unit of measurement for Wind Speed

Answer 17

Knots (Kn)

Question 18

What is the unit of measurement for Wind Speed - Beaufort

Answer 18

Words (Light, Strong etc.)

Question 19

What is the unit of measurement for Humidity

Answer 19

Percentage (%)

Question 20

What is the unit of measurement for Cloud Cover

Answer 20

Oktas (can only take integer values between 0 and 8)

Question 21

What is the unit of measurement for Visibility

Answer 21

Decametres (Dm)

Question 22

What is the unit of measurement for Pressure

Answer 22

Hectopascals (hPa)

Question 23

What is the unit of measurement for Wind Direction

Answer 23

Degrees (°)

Question 24

What is the unit of measurement for Wind Direction - Cardinal Direction

Answer 24

SW, NNE, N etc.

Question 25

What does "tr" mean if found in the data?

Answer 25

Trace Amount - <0.05mm of rainfall

Question 26

What does "n/a" mean if found in the data?

Answer 26

Data not available

Question 27

When did a hurricane strike the UK?

Answer 27

October 1987

Question 28

All five UK locations are missing data for sunshine, mean wind speed and maximum gust for a period of time. When was it?

Answer 28

First Half of May 1987 Cambourne - 1st to 13th May Heathrow, Hurn, Leeming, Leuchars - 1st to 17th May

Question 29

Name and Date for the two Hurricanes that hit Jacksonville

Answer 29

Floyd: 12th October 1987 Joaquin: 1st to 2nd October 2015

Question 30

Range for Daily Mean Temperature

Answer 30

0 - 35

Question 31

Range for Daily Total Rainfall (UK)

Answer 31

0 - 50

Question 32

Range for Daily Total Sunshine

Answer 32

0 - 16

Question 33

Range for Daily Mean Pressure

Answer 33

975 - 1040

Question 34

Range for Daily Maximum Relative Humidity

Answer 34

60 - 100

Question 35

Range for Daily Mean Total Cloud

Answer 35

0 - 8

Question 36

Range for Daily Mean Visibility

Answer 36

0 - 6300

Question 37

Range for Daily Mean Wind Speed

Answer 37

0 - 25

Question 38

Range for Daily Maximum Gust

Answer 38

5 - 80

Question 39

Range for Daily Total Rainfall (non UK)

Answer 39

0 - 105

Question 40

Which are the coastal UK Locations?

Answer 40

Camborne and Leuchars

Question 41

Dec - Feb Months are (4)

Answer 41

- windier - wetter - darker - colder

Question 42

Jun - Aug Months are (4)

Answer 42

- calmer - drier - brighter - hotter

Question 43

If the temperature increases - amount of sunshine ... - amount of rainfall ... - windspeed ...

Answer 43

- amount of sunshine increases - amount of rainfall decreases - windspeed decreases

Question 44

As we move further north during May to October - temperature ... - amount of rainfall ... maximum hours of sunshine ...

Answer 44

- temperature decreases - amount of rainfall increases - maximum hours of sunshine increases

Question 45

Rainfall and Normal Distribution

Answer 45

Rainfall is not symmetrical and so cannot be represented as a normal distribution

Question 46

Process of Cleaning

Answer 46

- replace 'tr' with 0.025mm - remove entries with 'n/a'

Question 47

Summers in: - Jacksonville - Beijing - Perth

Answer 47

- Jacksonville: hot summer - Beijing: hotter, wetter summers (colder winters) - Perth = colder summers as seasons flipped