An Analysis of Surfs Up

Table of Contents

• Overview of the Analysis
  • Purpose
  • About the Dataset
  • Tools Used
  • Description
• Results
• Summary
• Contact Information

Overview of the Analysis

Purpose:

The purpose of this project is to analyze the climate data (temperatures in June and December) in Oahu, Hawaii, in order to gauge if opening up a surf shop there will make for a viable investment or not.

About the Dataset:

The dataset for this project comprises of climate data on Oahu, Hawaii, and is contained in the following SQLite database:

• hawaii.sqlite

Tools Used:

• Python (Pandas, Numpy, Matplotlib)
• SQLite
• SQLAlchemy
• Flask

Description:

SurfsUp_analysis uses Python and SQLAlchemy, to filter out the temperatures for a particular month from the Measurements table.

The temperatures are then converted to a list, the list converted into a DataFrame, and the summary statistics (minimum temperatures, maximum temperatures, average temperatures, and range of temperatures) then generated from the DataFrame. Matplotlib is used to plot out the temperatures for that month.

Results

The summary statistics and plots for temperatures from June and December can be seen below:

The summary statistics and the plotted graphs for the two months show:

• The average tempertaure in December is 71 degrees Farenheit, which is 4 degrees lower than June's average temperature (75 degrees F).
• The plot for June temperatures shows that the frequency of temperatures in June have more of a bell-shaped, normally-distributed curve. This explains the smaller standard deviation of 3.26, as compared to December's 3.7.
• The weather in June and December can be inferred to be about the same. December temperatures have a higher variance than June temperatures, but the two months' temperatures have about the same range (June's 21 degrees and December's 27) and average temperature (June's 74.9 F and December's 71 F).

Summary

Although the temperatures in Oahu, Hawaii in December vary more than they do in June, the temperatures in the two months do not seem to be drastically different from one another. December still might make into a good month to surf. However, to make a more accurate prediction, we can analyse the precipitation patterns for the two months. Moreover, we can compare and contrast the wind speeds between the two months.

Contact Information

Email: [email protected]