Which of the Following Coastal Engineering Structures Is Built Perpendicular

question 36

Multiple Choice

Which of the following coastal engineering structures is built perpendicular to the shoreline?

• A) artificial dune
• B) breakwater
• C) groin
• D) seawall
• E) None of these is correct.

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Definitions:

Independent Populations

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Two-tailed Test

A statistical hypothesis test in which the area of rejection is on both sides of the sampling distribution, allowing for the exploration of the possibility that a parameter is significantly greater than or less than a specified value.

Means

The average of a set of numerical values, calculated as the sum of the values divided by the number of values.

Confidence Interval

A span of numbers, obtained from statistical analysis of a sample, which is expected to encompass the value of a parameter from the overall population that is not yet known.