If a Particular Ore Has Been Used Extensively and the Remaining

question 3

Multiple Choice

If a particular ore has been used extensively and the remaining deposits are extremely difficult to extract, then the ore is considered _______.

• A) renewable
• B) economically depleted
• C) sustainable
• D) a rare earth metal
• E) semi-precious

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Definitions:

Sampling Distribution

The probability distribution of a given random sample-based statistic.

Sample Statistics

Measures or values calculated from a sample of data used to estimate population parameters.

Population Parameters

Quantitative characteristics or attributes defining a whole population, such as mean or standard deviation.

Sampling Distribution

The sampling distribution is a probability distribution of a statistic obtained through a large number of samples drawn from a specific population.