If You Are on a Beach, You Might Recognize That

question 39

Multiple Choice

If you are on a beach, you might recognize that a tsunami is approaching because_______ .

• A) the water will withdraw from the beach farther than usual
• B) waves will gradually get closer together and approach the beach faster than normal
• C) the water will run up on the beach farther than usual
• D) waves will gradually get higher and higher as the tsunami approaches

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion in a set of values, indicating how much the values differ from the mean of the data set.

Normal Model

A statistical model representing data that follow a bell-shaped, symmetrical distribution characterized by mean and standard deviation.

Patrol

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75th Percentile

A statistical measure indicating that 75% of the observed values are below this point, showcasing an upper quantile range.