{"id":153477,"date":"2023-07-29T12:25:44","date_gmt":"2023-07-29T06:55:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=153477"},"modified":"2023-07-29T12:25:46","modified_gmt":"2023-07-29T06:55:46","slug":"a-catchment-may-be-idealised-as-a-rectangle-there-are-three-rain-gauges-located-inside-the-catchment-at-arbitrary-locations-the-average-precipitation-over-the-catchment-is-estimated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/a-catchment-may-be-idealised-as-a-rectangle-there-are-three-rain-gauges-located-inside-the-catchment-at-arbitrary-locations-the-average-precipitation-over-the-catchment-is-estimated\/","title":{"rendered":"A catchment may be idealised as a rectangle. There are three rain gauges located inside the catchment at arbitrary locations. The average precipitation over the catchment is estimated"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Q. A catchment may be idealised as a rectangle. There are three rain gauges located inside the catchment at arbitrary locations. The average precipitation over the catchment is estimated by two methods: (i) Arithmetic mean (<em>PA<\/em>), and (ii) Thiessen polygon (<em>PT<\/em>). Which one of the following statements is correct?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>(A) <em>P<\/em><em>A <\/em>is always smaller than <em>P<\/em><em>T<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>(B) <em>P<\/em><em>A <\/em>is always greater than <em>P<\/em><em>T<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>(C) <em>P<\/em><em>A <\/em>is always equal to <em>P<\/em><em>T<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>(D) There is no definite relationship between <em>PA <\/em>and <em>PT<\/em><\/strong> <br>Ans: There is no definite relationship between <em>PA <\/em>and <em>PT<\/em> <br>Solution: \u00a0The correct option is \u00a0There is no definite relationship between P<sub>A<\/sub> and P<sub>T<\/sub> There is no definite relationship between arithmetic mean and Thiessen polygon method. Only it can be said that in Thiessen polygon method , average value is more uniformly distributed as compared to arithmetic mean.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q. A catchment may be idealised as a rectangle. There are three rain gauges located inside the catchment at arbitrary locations. The average precipitation over the catchment is estimated by two methods: (i) Arithmetic mean (PA), and (ii) Thiessen polygon (PT). Which one of the following statements is correct? 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