Hurricane history, major hurricanes. The claims about climate change suggest two possible effects: more storms and bigger, stronger storms. Here are plots similar to those of Exercise 65, but for major hurricanes. (Data in Hurricane history)

a) Describe the distribution.
Here is the time series plot of these data, along with a smooth trace.

b) Discuss the time series plot. Does it support the claim of increasing numbers of major hurricanes?

c) What can you see from the time series plot that you couldn’t see in the histogram? What can you see in the histogram that you can’t see in the time series plot?