Author Question: Is it fair to depict Texas as most tornado prone area of the U.S. by showing it has the highest ... (Read 63 times)

burton19126 · **on:** Jun 24, 2018

Is it fair to depict Texas as most tornado prone area of the U.S. by showing it has the highest number of tornados of all states in the U.S.?
a. Yes, because number of tornadoes is the appropriate measure in this situation.
b. Yes, because Texas is one of the largest states.
c. No, because Texas is larger than almost every other state. Number of square miles should also be taken into account.
d. No, because Texas has a very high population, and you need to report tornados per capita.

Question 2

When only common cause variation is present in a process, _____.
a. no changes or adjustments are necessary
b. we conclude the process is out of control
c. human error is the sole source of variation
d. the source of the variation is easily identified