III. Open data exploration and data analysis
Course student learning outcome three: Students will be able to engage in data exploration and analysis using appropriate statistical techniques including numeric calculations, graphical approaches, and tests.
O'Hare on the left, Narita on the right above.
Date | O'Hare Domestic | O'Hare International | Narita Domestic | Narita International |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 2013 | 32778 | 3988 | 4019 | 14358 |
Jul 2013 | 34573 | 4198 | 4183 | 15349 |
Aug 2013 | 34426 | 4215 | 4230 | 15790 |
Sep 2013 | 31793 | 3634 | 3893 | 15014 |
Oct 2013 | 33736 | 3996 | 3836 | 15148 |
Nov 2013 | 30621 | 3133 | 3627 | 14342 |
Dec 2013 | 29200 | 3245 | 3888 | 14947 |
Jan 2014 | 24854 | 2994 | 4144 | 15125 |
Feb 2014 | 25816 | 2805 | 3875 | 13598 |
Mar 2014 | 31157 | 3824 | 4701 | 15783 |
Apr 2014 | 31273 | 3479 | 4014 | 14506 |
May 2014 | 32103 | 3780 | 4094 | 15011 |
The main airport serving Chicago is O'Hare. Chicago is the headquarters of United Airlines and O'Hare serves as a central hub* for many domestic and international flights. The main airport serving Tokyo is Narita. Tokyo is the headquarters of Japan Air Lines and Narita also serves as a central hub for many domestic and international flights. The data in the tables is the number of flights per month from June 2013 to May 2014 at each airport. Both the domestic and international flights are reported. Aircraft flights include both arrivals and departures. Sources: http://www.transtats.bts.gov/Data_Elements.aspx?Data=2 and http://www.naa.jp/en/airport/traffic.html.
Provide numeric statistical support for the answers to the following questions.
Do not simply write down any and all statistics you have ever learned. Answer the questions and then cite the specific statistic, statistics, or charts that support that answer. When citing a statistic or statistics, include both the name of the statistic and the numeric value. If citing a chart, make a sketch of that chart to support your answer.
*"Airline hubs are airports that an airline uses as a transfer point to get passengers to their intended destination. It is part of a hub and spoke model, where travelers moving between airports not served by direct flights change planes en route to their destinations." - Wikipedia.