The Geological Term for a Layer of Rock and Soil

question 6

Multiple Choice

The geological term for a layer of rock and soil is

• A) stratum
• B) superposition
• C) biostratigraphy
• D) taxon

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Definitions:

Frequency Distributions

Frequency distributions are summaries that show the number of occurrences of values within a dataset, often represented graphically in histograms or tables.

Spearman's Rank

A non-parametric measure of rank correlation that assesses how well the relationship between two variables can be described by a monotonic function.

Correlation Coefficient

The correlation coefficient is a statistical measure that calculates the strength and direction of a linear relationship between two quantitative variables.

Paired Observations

Data collected in pairs such that each observation in one group is related or matched to an observation in another group.