Question

Uncertainty in the point estimate that is less than one order of magnitude is considered ___________

(a) High

(b) Low

(c) Moderate

(d) Very high

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Answer 1

The correct answer is (b) Low

To elaborate: Uncertainty in the point estimate that is less than one order of magnitude is considered low, uncertainty in the point estimate greater than that of one order of magnitude but less than two orders of magnitude is considered moderate, and uncertainty that is more than that of two orders of magnitude is considered high according to EPA, 1989.