At Burnt Mesa Pueblo, archaeological studies have used the method of tree-ring d
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Question
At Burnt Mesa Pueblo, archaeological studies have used the method of tree-ring dating in an effort to determine when prehistoric people lived in the pueblo. Wood from several excavations gave a mean of (year) 1250 with a standard deviation of 29 years. The distribution of dates was more or less mound-shaped and symmetrical about the mean. Use the empirical rule to estimate the following.
(a) a range of years centered about the mean in which about 68% of the data (tree-ring dates) will be found
between________ and_________ A.D.
(b) a range of years centered about the mean in which about 95% of the data (tree-ring dates) will be found
between____________ and A.D._______
(c) a range of years centered about the mean in which almost all the data (tree-ring dates) will be found
between___________ and A.D.______
Explanation / Answer
a) about 68% of the data will be found between 1221 and 1269 A.D
b) about 95% of the data will be found between 1192 and 1308 A.D
c) almost all the data will be found between 1163 and 1337 A.D