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Claudia V

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Coursera Capstone Project
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Transmission effects on MPG according to mtcars
Besides personal preferences in comfort or driving styles, automatic and manual transmission deliver different performance to cars. We will create exploratory data analysis to understand how much the transmission affects the mpg and if this is influenced when other variables are taken into account. We are testing the hypothesis that both cylinders and horse power mean efficiency for the mpg , thus will help us further understand how much does the transmission affect mpgs.
Human & Economic risks in the US from Weather & Storms
The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) storm database provides information regarding the occurence and possible human & economic damages from storms and other weather events. We analyzed the database in order to understand which could be regarded as the most harmful events due to the harm in human injuries / deaths , as well as economic values. While Heat and Tornados might be responsible for many human deaths and injuries, flood and storm surges generate more damage in the economy. Tornados and Tropical storms are both the more damaging events for both human cassualties and economy