In a Thickened Lithosphere You Expect to See

question 41

Multiple Choice

In a thickened lithosphere you expect to see

• A)thinner crust.
• B)shallower geothermal gradients.
• C)steeper geothermal gradients.
• D)constant temperature increase with depth.

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Definitions:

Margin of Error

The maximum expected difference between the true population parameter and a sample estimate of that parameter.

Estimator's Squared Bias

The squared difference between an estimator's expected value and the true value of the parameter being estimated.

Variance

The average of the squared differences from the Mean, measuring the spread between numbers in a data set.

Point Estimate

A single value or statistic that serves as the best guess or most probable value of an unknown population parameter.