Based on the Following Figure, What Is the Age of Layer

question 33

Multiple Choice

Based on the following figure, what is the age of layer 7 relative to layer 3?

• A)Layer 7 is younger than layer 3.
• B)Layer 7 is older than layer 3.
• C)Layer 7 and layer 3 are the same rock type, so they are the same age.
• D)Their relative ages cannot be determined.

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Definitions:

Population Variances

A measure of the dispersion or spread of a population's values, calculated as the average of the squared differences from the population mean.

Sample Variance

A measure of the dispersion of a sample dataset, calculating how much the sample data points deviate from the sample mean.

Equal

Being the same in value, quantity, or measure between two or more entities or conditions.

Standard Deviation

A measure that quantifies how much a set of data diverges from its mean value.