Which of the Following Is One of the Main Elements

question 36

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is one of the main elements of the Clean Water Act?

• A) National effluent standards set by the EPA for each industry
• B) Water quality standards set by the states under EPA supervision
• C) Special provisions for toxic chemicals and for oil spills
• D) All of these choices are correct.

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

A statistical metric that quantifies the dispersion or spread of a dataset relative to its mean.

Sample Proportion

The fraction or percentage of items in a sample that are part of a particular category or characteristic of interest.

Binomial Distribution

A statistical function that delineates the chances of a variable assuming either of two mutually exclusive values, based on certain parameters.

Normal Distribution

A statistical distribution where data is symmetrically distributed around the mean, with most observations clustering around the center and fewer observations the further away they are from the mean.