A Dating Technique That Indicates the Age of a Fossil

question 10

Multiple Choice

A dating technique that indicates the age of a fossil in comparison to another is called

• A)absolute.
• B)radiometric.
• C)half-life.
• D)relative.

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Definitions:

Frequency Polygons

A graphical device for understanding the shapes of distributions. They are a kind of line graph that shows the frequency of a set of data.

Modality

The characteristic of data or signals that refers to the method or medium of communication or expression.

Skewed

Describes a distribution that is not symmetrical, with data points that are disproportionately clustered at one end or the other.

Symmetrical

In statistics, refers to a shape or distribution that is the same on both sides of the center.