Types of Faults

question 17

Multiple Choice

Types of faults

When lateral shear causes horizontal movement along a fault plane,the resulting fault is called a

• A)lateral fault.
• B)thrust fault.
• C)normal fault.
• D)strike-slip fault.
• E)folded fault.

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Definitions:

Confidence Interval

A set of values from sample statistics expected to cover the value of a not-yet-known population parameter.

Unbiased Estimator

A statistical estimator that is expected to equal the true parameter of the population being studied.

Consistent Estimator

A statistical property where an estimator of a parameter tends to converge to the true parameter value as the sample size increases.

Variance

A measure of variability that quantifies the spread of a set of data points around the mean.