2013, Question 6 · 4 points · about 25 minutes
Typhoon counts and moving averages
Compare yearly typhoon counts in two ocean regions, describe trends over time, compute a missing moving average and add it to a graph, and explain what smoothing reveals and hides.
This exam had six free-response questions, each scored from 0 to 4. Its Question 6, the Investigative Task, is no longer part of the exam. The current exam has 4 free-response questions in 90 minutes. The skills these questions practice still count.
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