Which of the Following Is Probably Not Important in Assessing

question 12

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is probably not important in assessing an area's potential for slope failure?

• A)Comparing the geologic setting to adjacent areas that have or have not failed
• B)Whether the material is loose sediment or solid bedrock
• C)Recent changes in slope
• D)The orientation of layering and fractures
• E)All of these are important.

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Definitions:

Dependent-Means Formula

A statistical formula used to calculate the difference between the means of related groups.

Numerator

The top number in a fraction, indicating how many parts of a whole are considered.

T Test

A statistical test used to compare the means of two groups or to compare a sample mean to a known value, under the assumption that the sample comes from a normally distributed population.

Dependent Means

Refers to averages that are related or influence each other, typically within paired or matched samples in statistical analyses.