Chapter 24, Problem 4Q

Summary Introduction

To review:

The meaning of the statement “absence of evidence is not evidence of absence” in relation to the study of fossils of the Ediacaran biota.

Introduction:

The absence of evidence is the absence of proof of the object of interest. It means that there is no such evidence for that particular phase or state. On the other hand, evidence of absence refers that there is proof of the absence of the evidence.