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| Using Matlab plotting commands, deduce the form of the functional relationship //N(M)//. Estimate the constants in the relationship by estimating the slope and the //y//-intercept, and then fine-tuning by matching the plot of your estimate against the plot of the data. | Using Matlab plotting commands, deduce the form of the functional relationship //N(M)//. Estimate the constants in the relationship by estimating the slope and the //y//-intercept, and then fine-tuning by matching the plot of your estimate against the plot of the data. | ||
| - | **Problem 2: The distribution of earthquake magnitudes, by energy.** The moment magnitude scale is logarithmic, in that an earthquake of magnitude //M+1// releases about 32 times energy than an earthquake of magnitude //M//. The following data | + | **Problem 2: The distribution of earthquake magnitudes, by energy.** The moment magnitude scale is logarithmic, in that an earthquake of magnitude //M+1// releases about 32 times more energy than an earthquake of magnitude //M//. The following data |
| set gives the number //N// of earthquakes in a given year of energy //E// measured in Joules. | set gives the number //N// of earthquakes in a given year of energy //E// measured in Joules. | ||
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