Earthquake magnitudes in Oklahoma
Case Studies in Statistical Thinking
Justin Bois
Lecturer, Caltech
Seismicity around Mt. St. Helens
1 Photo: Steve Schilling, USGS, public domain
ECDF of Mt. St. Helens earthquakes
1 Data source: USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog (ComCat)
Magnitudes in Oklahoma
- Verify that the Gutenberg-Richter Law holds before and after 2010
- Compute b-values
- Perform hypothesis test
