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Early Geologists Tried Calculating the Age of Earth Based on Sedimentation

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Early geologists tried calculating the age of Earth based on sedimentation rates and deduced ages of 1 million to 2 billion years old. Explain the logic behind using sedimentation rates to calculate the age of Earth, and explain at least two reasons why this method did not work.


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Regression Analysis

A statistical method for investigating and modeling the relationship between variables, often between one dependent and one or more independent variables.

Dependent Variable

A variable in scientific research or statistical analysis that changes in response to the variation of an independent variable.

Heteroscedasticity

A characteristic of a set of data where the variance of the error term is not constant across all levels of the independent variables, which can affect statistical analyses.

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