The Strength of a Tsunami Created by a Landslide Depends

question 16

Multiple Choice

The strength of a tsunami created by a landslide depends most heavily on the ____.

• A)type of rock contained in the landslide
• B)volume of material in the landslide
• C)height of fall of the landslide
• D)strength of the earthquake causing the landslide
• E)volume of water under the landslide

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Definitions:

ANOVA Model

A statistical technique that assesses potential differences in a scale-level dependent variable by a nominal-level variable having 2 or more categories.

F Statistic

A ratio used in an analysis of variance test that determines the significance of groups’ differences in an experimental design.

ANOVA

An acronym for Analysis of Variance, a statistical method used to compare the means of three or more samples.

Main Effect

The direct effect of an independent variable on a dependent variable in experimental and statistical analysis.