Why Do Archaeologists Dig Test Pits

question 48

Multiple Choice

Why do archaeologists dig test pits?

• A) to determine where it is physically easiest to excavate
• B) to determine if the site is suitable to answer their research questions
• C) to test how environmental factors affect the artifacts they have discovered
• D) to get rid of the buildup of sedimentation found on top of key artifacts

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Definitions:

Confidence Interval

A collection of values, extracted from sample measurements, likely to harbour the value of an undetected population parameter.

Confidence Interval

A range of values, derived from sample statistics, that is believed to contain the true population parameter with a specified level of confidence.

Confidence Interval

A breadth of values, taken from statistical examination of a sample, that aims to envelop the value of an unrevealed population trait.

Standard Deviation

Standard deviation is a measure of the amount of variation or dispersion in a set of values, indicating how much the individual data points diverge from the mean value.