V N Rusev, G V Abramkin and Е К Muravyova

National University of Oil and Gas "Gubkin University", 65 Leninsky Prospekt, Moscow, 119991, Russia

Abstract

In this paper a mathematical regression model was constructed based on statistical data on natural gas consumption in the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG). Two factors that can influence gas consumption were studied: the country's population and the average annual temperature. On the basis of the calculations, the importance of these indicators for gas consumption is shown, with the conclusion that the climatic factor is normally distributed. The reliability of the model is high (99.98%).