Meteorology: Storms Weatherwise is a magazine published by the American Meteorological Society.

One issue gives a rating system used to classify Nor’easter storms that frequently hit New England and can cause much damage near the ocean. A severe storm has an average peak wave height of m 516.4 feet for waves hitting the shore. Suppose that a Nor’easter is in progress at the severe storm class rating. Peak wave heights are usually measured from land (using binoculars) off fixed cement piers. Suppose that a reading of 36 waves showed an average wave height of x 517.3 feet. Previous studies of severe storms indicate that s 5 3.5 feet. Does this information suggest that the storm is (perhaps temporarily)

increasing above the severe rating? Use a 5 0.01.

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