ex1028: El Nino and Hurricanes
Description
Data set with the numbers of Atlantic Basin tropical storms and
hurricanes for each year from 1950--1997. The variable storm index is
an index of overall intensity of hurricane season. Also listed are
whether the year was a cold, warm or neutral El Nino year and a
variable indicating whether West Africa was wet or dry that year.source
Ramsey, F.L. and Schafer, D.W. (2013). The Statistical Sleuth: A
Course in Methods of Data Analysis (3rd ed), Cengage Learning.References
Data were gathered by William Gray of Colorado State University and
reported on USA Today weather page:
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/whurnum.htm