Use Your Knowledge of Plate Boundaries to Answer Whether an Earthquake

question 54

Multiple Choice

Use your knowledge of plate boundaries to answer whether an earthquake is likely or unlikely to occur at the location of the red circle.

• A) Likely
• B) Unlikely

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Definitions:

Alternative Hypothesis

The hypothesis that there is a significant difference between groups or conditions, contrasting the null hypothesis in statistical testing.

Systematically Larger

Relating to something that consistently exhibits larger values or sizes than others within a set or compared to a benchmark.

Normal Approximation

A method used in statistics to approximate a binomial distribution with a normal distribution when the sample size is large enough.

Continuity Correction

An adjustment made when approximating a discrete distribution with a continuous distribution, often used when applying the chi-square test to binomial or Poisson distributions.