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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABSTRACT. . .... .. ... . . . . . . . . ..
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS........0.......... . .....
TABLE OF CONTENTS.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
LIST OF TABLES......... . .......
LIST OF FIGURES......... . .......
CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND . . . . .
A. OBJECTIVES.. .........
B. A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE . .
CHAPTER II. DATA BANKS UTILIZED. .". . . . . .
A. METEOROLOGICAL DATA . . . . . .
B. AGRICULTURAL DATA.. . . . . . . .
CHAPTER III. METHODOLOGY OF STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
A. GENERAL.. . . . . . . . . . . . .
B. ANALYSIS OF RAINFALL DATA. . .1.
1. Graphical... ...........
2. Analysis of Variance . .
3. X2 Goodness-of-Fit Tests .
C. ANALYSIS OF HAIL DATA... . . . .
CHAPTER IV. RESULTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A. ANALYSIS OF RAINFALL.... . ..
1. Graphical. ...............a. The long-range trend
in r
,ainfall
b. Graphical investigation of the
general rainfall patterns.....
c. Areal percentage changes in
rainfall. . .........
2. Application of Analysis of Variance
Upon Monthly Rainfall . . . . . . . . .
3. Examination of Observed and Expected
Rainfall Frequencies . . . . . . . . .
B. ANALYSIS OFHAILo. . ....., .
1. Tabulation of Crop-Hail Actuarial
Association Statistics . .......Page
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Scoggins, James R.; Das, P.; Griffiths, John F.; Hartley, Herman O.; Lacewell, Ronald D. & Bomar, George W. An Evaluation of Weather Modifications Activities in the Texas High Plains, report, June 1975; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1203737/m1/6/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.