Uniformitarianism Is the Theory That

question 22

Multiple Choice

Uniformitarianism is the theory that

• A) the earth is very old, based on geologic evidence from stratigraphic layers in Scotland.
• B) the natural processes operating today are the same as the natural processes that operated in the past.
• C) the uniformity of species is derived from the common ancestor of all species.
• D) processes such as earthquakes are evidence supporting catastrophism as proposed by Lamarck.

Understand the concept of bootstrapping as a resampling technique to estimate the distribution of a statistic from a sample.

Compute and interpret the bootstrap estimate of bias and standard error for sample statistics.

Construct and interpret bootstrap confidence intervals for population parameters based on sample statistics.

Recognize the plug-in principle in statistical estimation and its application in bootstrapping.

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