(Not all of this is described on this page, see my full report if you are interested in more.) Colorado), quantifying the "strength" of a summit's type (such as Prusik Peak being a stronger Peak than Puny Peak), and evaluating if the post-eruption Mount St.
Using these results, I look at interesting applications such as using the modeling techniques to compare the topography of different mountainous areas (such as Washington vs. Why is it Mount Baker and Mount Rainier, and not Baker Mountain or Rainier Peak? Are Peaks really peakier and Mounts more massive, or do summit titles follow too much whim and misnaming for any significant relationships to exist? In this project, I use multinomial logistic regression techniques to show that there are in fact numerically significant differences in the topography of Peaks, Mounts, and Mountains and that the general characteristics of the three summit types can be quantified in terms of elevation, prominence, and isolation. Any outdoors enthusiast is bound to find these results interesting.
You can download my full paper if you are interested in more. The following page gives a summary of some of the key findings. I even use my results for interesting applications such as comparing the topography of different mountainous areas (such as Washington vs. Ever wondered why is it Mount Baker and Mount Rainier, and not Baker Mountain or Rainier Peak? Are Peaks really peakier and Mounts more massive, or do summit titles follow too much whim and misnaming for any significant relationships to exist? When the final project in my statistics class involved conducting a regression analysis on a dataset of our choice, I knew exactly what my topic would be: "Are Summits Titled by Topography or Whim? A Multinomial Logistic Regression Study on Mountains, Mounts, and Peaks." I think I first pondered this question a few years ago, probably during one of those inevitable intellectual discussions climbers have during a cold overnight bivy or an endless snow slog.ĭon't worry, I've tried to present the findings in a way that can be understood by the curious climber.
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