In Some Instances a Single Mineral, a ____, Suffices for Determination

question 49

Multiple Choice

In some instances a single mineral, a ____, suffices for determination of the pressure and temperature under which a metamorphic rock formed.

• A) metamorphic index mineral
• B) metamorphic key mineral
• C) metamorphic trace mineral
• D) metamorphic mica mineral
• E) metamorphic pressure-temperature mineral

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Definitions:

Systematic Sampling

A sampling method where elements are selected from an ordered sampling frame at regular intervals determined by the sample size.

Equal Chance

A principle ensuring that all participants or elements in a given context have the same likelihood of being chosen or occurring.

Population

The complete set of all elements or items under study in a given survey or experiment, from which a sample may be drawn.

Sampling Distribution

The distribution of a statistic (like the mean or proportion) derived from a large number of samples of the same size drawn from the same population.