In What Kind of Terrain Would You Expect to Find

question 57

Multiple Choice

In what kind of terrain would you expect to find a placer deposit?

• A) dry lake bed
• B) mountain peak
• C) ocean floor
• D) streambed

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Definitions:

T Distribution

A statistical distribution type that emerges when calculating the average of a population with a normal distribution, under conditions where there are few samples and the population's standard deviation is not known.

Degrees Of Freedom

The number of independent values within a calculation that can freely vary when estimating statistical parameters.

Standard Normal Distribution

A probability distribution that has a mean of zero and a standard deviation of one, represented by the bell curve where most occurrences take place near the mean.

T Distribution

A distribution of probability applied to infer parameters of a population when the sample size is limited and the population's variance is not known.