1. RUSSIA: DAYLIGHT AND SINUSOIDAL REGRESSION
by CARLOS D. CHANDLER
PERIOD 8
AQR

2. THIS IS MOSCOW
It is a city in Russia located at ° N, ° E

3. LENGTH OF DAYLIGHT IN MOSCOW (2013)
DATE
DAY NUMBER
HH:MM
MIN.
JAN. 1 1
7:08
428
FEB. 1 32
8:40
520
MARCH 1 60
10:43
643
APR. 1 91
13:06
786
MAY 1
121
15:21
921
JUNE 1
152
17:09
1029
JULY 1
182
17:26
1046
AUG. 1
213
16:01
961
SEPT. 1
244
13:49
829
OCT. 1
274
11:32
692
NOV. 1
305
9:14
554
DEC. 1
335
7:27
447

4. SCATTER PLOT

5. REGRESSION MODEL
A= 309
B= 0.017
C= 4.84
D= 739

6. RUSSIA FACTS - Extreme days and nights
- Many places in Russia experience "midnight sun"
- The White Nights Festival is held in Russia during this time
- Russia's long daylight hours and pleasant climate make it a desirable tourist destination in the summer

7. Even though Russia gets sunny sometimes they don't have any nice beaches. Russian people have to swim in little ice holes even the babies

8. RUSSIA FACTS CONT'D
- "Midnight sun" can cause some religious complications
- It's hard to sleep when it's sunny
- Weird polar weather makes people cranky
- Andrei Chikatilo was believed to have been triggered by changes in weather patterns

9. moscow would be a nice place to visit