Tutorial 2

Problem 1
Resistances of a certain resistor is measured to obtain the following data

1- Calculate the mean, the standard deviation and the precision error with 95% confidence
using the student table

Problem 2
Thickness of metal sheet (in mm) is measured to obtain the following data

1- Calculate the mean, the standard deviation and the precision error using the student
table

Problem 3
The temperature of a controlled space was measured at random intervals and the spot values
are given by the following

1- Calculate the mean, the standard deviation and the precision error using the student
table
 Solutions Tutorial 2
Problem 1
- Mean= (1.22 + 1.23 + 1.26 +1.21 +1.22 + 1.22 + 1.23 +.124 +1.18)/ 9 = 1.22333
1
 1
 xi  x  
2 2
s  
 n 1
  = 0.02179
- Standard deviation =
- precision error :
-  =1-0.95=0.05
-  / 2  0.025
-  = degree of freedom  = n-1= 9-1=8
t ,
- so 2 =2.306
s
P  t , 
2 n =2.306*0.02179/ 8
using t table we find = = 0.1366

Problem 2
- Mean= 0.183
1
 1
 xi  x  
2 2
s  
 n 1
  = 0.0058
- Standard deviation =
- precision error :
-  =1-0.95=0.05
-  / 2  0.025
-  = degree of freedom  = n-1= 12-1=7
t ,
- so 2 =2.365
s
P  t , 
2 n =2.365*0.0058/ 20
using t table we find = = 0.0031

Problem 3

- Mean= 45.18
 1
 1
 xi  x  
2 2
s  
 n 1
  = 1.1717
- Standard deviation =
- precision error :
-  =1-0.95=0.05
-  / 2  0.025
-  = degree of freedom  = n-1= 10-1=9
t ,
- so 2 =2.262
s
P  t , 
2 n =2.262*1.1717/ 10
using t table we find = = 8.38