Sediment May Build Up Off a Point of Land to Form

question 39

Multiple Choice

Sediment may build up off a point of land to form a ____.

• A) fiord
• B) cliffed headland
• C) stack
• D) spit
• E) groin

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Definitions:

Sign Test

A nonparametric statistical test used to evaluate the difference between paired samples, based on the direction of changes rather than the magnitude.

Population Distribution

The spread of people across a given area or the spread of values of a particular variable across the population studied.

Sample Mean

The average computed from a sample of data, representing the central tendency of the sample.

Large Sample Sizes

Refers to a substantial amount of data points in a sample, which facilitates more accurate estimates of the population parameter.