LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

Roberto Dugnani, Ph.D, P.E.

Mechanical Engineering Program

University of Houston – Clear Lake

2700 Bay Area Boulevard

Houston, TX 77058

Dear, Dr. Dugnani

This laboratory experiment was designed to student to familiar with the

instrument measurements. The Steel Tape Measurement was used to measure the high of

the table which was more than 6 inches long. The Vernier Micrometer Measurement and

the Caliper Measurement were used to measure the thickness of two washes which were

less than 6 inches.

From the result of the instruments, the most accuracy measurement is the Caliper

Measurement. The Caliper Measurement was designed a simple tool, and it was easy for

the student to make a measurement. The Caliper Measurement also have the high

accuracy measurement. With the Vernier Micrometer Measurement, the students need

some experiences for do a good job. The Steel Tape Measurement was used to measure

the long object so the accuracy of it was not the same as the Vernier Micrometer

Measurement or the Caliper Measurement. From the standard deviation and the

population of the results, those measurements of three types of the measurement

instruments were acceptable results.

Sincerely

Thanh Phan

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 Experiment No. ___1____

INTRODUCTORY LAB – BASIC MEASUREMENT

AND STATISTICS 2020

MENG 3210 LABORATORY REPORT

COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON – CLEAR LAKE

REPORT SUBMITTED BY: __________________________________

THANH PHAN

I certify that the narrative, diagrams, figures, tables,

calculations and analysis in this report are my own work.

DATE EXPERIMENT PERFORMED: August 26, 2021

DATE REPORT DUE: September 2, 2021

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 CALCULATION

Steel Tape Measure (inch)

Mean Sample Standard Deviation Population Standard Deviation

29.57977 0.08919 0.08801

Caliper Measurement (inch)

Mean Sample Standard Deviation Population Standard Deviation

0.0575 0.0030 0.0029

Vernier Micrometer (inch)

Mean Sample Standard Deviation Population Standard Deviation

0.0556 0.0048 0.0047