Research Article

Warm Season Temperature-Mortality Relationships in Chisinau (Moldova)

Table 2

Descriptive statistic of monthly averages of total daily mortality in Chisinau, 2000–2008.

Month  °CDeath counts
SumAverageSdCV, %MinMaxRangeSskSku

April 10.8536 1.699.414.520.56.0−0.08−1.11
May16.8517 1.7610.513.120.57.4−0.09−0.43
June19.8480 1.6410.212.818.86.0−0.95−0.60
July22.6462 1.157.711.616.54.9−1.710.63
August22.4475 1.409.212.218.26.0−0.66−0.71
September16.2475 1.449.113.119.46.31.100.23
Period 16.1 2946 16.1 ± 0.26 1.79 11.1 11.6 20.5 8.9 1.53 0.35

Sd: standard deviation; CV: coefficient of variation; Ssk: standardized skewness; Sku: standardized kurtosis.