Exercise

What can you conclude from this analysis?

All but one of the following constitute reasonable conclusions from our analysis of earthquakes. Which one does not?

Instructions

50 XP

Possible answers

The seismicity, as measured by the b-value, is comparable before and after wastewater injection.

Earthquakes are over 100 times more frequent in Oklahoma after widespread wastewater injection began.

Oklahoma has a smaller b-value than the Parkfield region, so the Parkfield region has more earthquakes.

Oklahoma has a b-value smaller than the Parkfield region, so a randomly selected earthquake above magnitude 3 in Oklahoma more likely than not has a smaller magnitude than one above magnitude 3 randomly selected from the Parkfield region.