Climate, Environment, and Sustainability Infusion Fellowship (CESIF)

Problem Set 5, Problem 2: Modeling the probability of extreme weather events

Over the past 20 years, the high temperature in Boston on February 29 has averaged 39.9 degrees Fahrenheit, with a standard deviation of 12.0 degrees. In problem 2, students use R to model, visualize, and interpret the probability of extreme temperature events based on three underlying distributions for the daily high temperature (uniform, normal, and Laplace distributions).

Problem Set 5 (PDF)

Problem Set 5 Solutions (PDF)