Why Would a Researcher Employ Structural Modelling

question 20

Multiple Choice

Why would a researcher employ structural modelling?

• A) It is the only appropriate statistical techniques to use when a third variable is present.
• B) It allows a researcher to test how well data fit a theoretical model that describes the relationship among variables.
• C) It allows the researcher to partial out the influence of a third variable.
• D) It is a more impressive statistical technique than correlation or regression.

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Definitions:

Subduction-derived Magma

Magma that is formed by the melting of subducted oceanic crust beneath a continental plate.

Belts of Volcanoes

Regions characterized by the alignment of multiple volcanoes, often situated along the boundaries of tectonic plates where volcanic activity is concentrated.

Basalt Fissure

A crack or opening in the earth's surface through which basaltic lava erupts.

Basalt

A dark, fine-grained volcanic rock that forms from the rapid cooling of magnesium and iron-rich lava.