Projection (y) = a + bx

Equation I To calculate Projected rainfall/temperature

S l o p e = y ¯ b ¯ x

Equation II To calculate Slope (b) of regression line

Y = r S y S x

Equation III To calculate Y-Intercept (a) of regression line Intercept

r = ( ( x x ¯ ) ( y y ¯ ) ) ( x x ¯ ) 2 ( y y ¯ ) 2

Equation IV To calculate Correlation Coefficient (Pearson’s r)

S y = ( y y ¯ ) 2 n 1

Equation V To calculate Standard Deviation of y (Sy)

S x = ( x x ¯ ) 2 n 1

Equation VI To calculate Standard Deviation of x (Sx)