Forests and Other Ecosystems May Decrease the Chances of Flooding

question 36

True/False

Forests and other ecosystems may decrease the chances of flooding in an area due to their water-holding capacity.

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Definitions:

Continuous Probability Distribution

Describes the probability distribution of a continuous random variable, indicating the likelihood of the variable taking on a range of continuous values.

Poisson Distribution

A probability distribution that expresses the probability of a given number of events occurring in a fixed interval of time or space if these events occur with a known constant mean rate and independently of the time since the last event.

Binomial Distribution

A statistical distribution that represents the chances of a value adopting one of two distinct states across a certain amount of observations.

Hypergeometric Distribution

A probability distribution used for sampling without replacement, describing scenarios with two outcomes.