Why Isn't the Fossil Record Complete

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Essay

Why isn't the fossil record complete?

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Definitions:

Confidence Level

The degree of certainty that a parameter lies within a specified range.

Confidence Interval

A set of values from sample statistics expected to cover the value of a not-yet-known population parameter.

Unbiased Estimator

A statistical estimator that is expected to equal the true parameter of the population being studied.

Consistent Estimator

A statistical property where an estimator of a parameter tends to converge to the true parameter value as the sample size increases.