The Oldest Oceanic Crust Is Slightly Less Than ____ Years

question 18

Multiple Choice

The oldest oceanic crust is slightly less than ____ years old.

• A) 300,000
• B) 4.6 billion
• C) 70,000
• D) 180 million
• E) 3.96 billion

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Confidence Interval Estimate

A scope of values, sourced from sampling, anticipated to encapsulate the value of an unidentified population statistic.

Prediction Interval

A range of values that is likely to contain the value of an unknown parameter for future observations.

Expected Value

The anticipated value of a variable, computed as the sum of all possible values each multiplied by the probability of its occurrence, used in probability and statistics.

Confidence Interval Estimate

A spectrum of values, drawn from sample statistics, projected to embrace the value of an undefined population measure.