U-Shaped Distribution/Examples/Cloud Cover
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Example of U-Shaped Distribution
In many parts of the world, the proportion of the sky covered by cloud is an example of a U-shaped distribution.
That is, either completely clear days or completely overcast days are more common than partly cloudy days.
Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): U-shaped distribution
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): U-shaped distribution