Programmers Need To Learn Statistics Or I Will Kill Them All (2005)

Re:Programmers Need To Learn Statistics Or I Will Kill Them ... by nazgulnarsil on Tuesday May 26, 2009 @02:56PM (#627253)

which is why the northern hemisphere has a slightly milder climate.

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Re:Programmers Need To Learn Statistics Or I Will Kill Them ... by billswift on Tuesday May 26, 2009 @08:13PM (#627756)

I just checked my atlas - I remembered correctly - the northern hemisphere has significantly larger temperature variation than the southern. It's probably the difference in land versus water areas more than offsetting the tiny effects of solar distance.

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Re:Programmers Need To Learn Statistics Or I Will Kill Them ... by DannoHung on Tuesday May 26, 2009 @05:00PM (#627505)

Huh, is this actually true? I had been under the impression that the orbital difference was insignificant from a climate standpoint.

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Re:Programmers Need To Learn Statistics Or I Will Kill Them ... by nazgulnarsil on Tuesday May 26, 2009 @06:16PM (#627633)

there are actually several things at play, eccentricity, precession, and obliquity. the net result is that the north gets milder winters and cooler summers.

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Re:Programmers Need To Learn Statistics Or I Will Kill Them ... by tokenadult on Wednesday May 27, 2009 @01:04AM (#628027)

the northern hemisphere has significantly larger temperature variation than the southern

the net result is that the north gets milder winters and cooler summers

One of these statements appears to disagree with the other. If I remember correctly what I've read, the proportion of land rather than ocean in each hemisphere plays a major role in climate, as mentioned by the reply saying that the Northern Hemisphere has more variation in temperature.

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