Why Did Bronze Replace Copper in Ancient Civilizations

question 37

Multiple Choice

Why did bronze replace copper in ancient civilizations?

• A)Bronze was harder and more durable.
• B)Bronze was prettier and therefore made prettier jewelry.
• C)Bronze took less time to smelt.
• D)Bronze ore was easier to find.
• E)Copper tools and weapons became too soft because of the hot Middle East climate.

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Definitions:

Inferential Statistics

The field of statistics focused on drawing conclusions or making forecasts about a whole population from a subset of collected data.

Probability

An indicator of how probable an event is, represented numerically between 0 and 1.

Nonrandom Sampling

A sampling technique where the samples are gathered in a process that does not give all the individuals in the population equal chances of being selected.

Sampling Error

Sampling error is the discrepancy between a sample statistic and its corresponding population parameter, caused by selecting a sample rather than conducting a census.