A blocking High Is Caused By

question 111

Multiple Choice

A blocking high is caused by:

• A) a persistent anticyclone.
• B) a cutoff low.
• C) an occluded front.
• D) divergence in the upper atmosphere.

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Definitions:

Holding Constant

Maintaining certain variables unchanged while allowing others to vary, used in experiments and analyses to isolate effects.

Degrees of Freedom

The number of independent values or quantities that can vary in an analysis without breaking any constraints.

Coefficient of Determination

A statistical measure represented by R^2 that explains the proportion of the variance in the dependent variable that is predictable from the independent variable(s).

SSE

Sum of Squared Errors, a measure used in statistical models to quantify the variance between observed and predicted values by summing the squared differences.