Problem 13E
A sample of 100 resistors has an average resistance of 50 Ω and a standard deviation of 5 Ω. A second sample of 100 resistors has an average resistance of 100 Ω and a standard deviation of 5 Ω. If the two samples are combined, the standard deviation of all 200 resistances will be________________.
i. less than 5 Ω
ii. greater than 5 Ω
iii. equal to 5 Ω
iv. can’t tell from the information given
(Hint: Don’t do any calculations. Just try to sketch, very roughly, histograms for each sample separately, then for the combined sample.)
Answer :
Step 1 of 2 :
Given, a sample of 100 resistors are taken, where, average is 50 and standard deviation is 5
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From another sample of 100 resistors has an average resistance of 100 and a standard deviation of 5
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if two samples are combined, The claim to suggest one of the standard deviation given below
(i) less than 5
(ii) greater than 5
(iii) equal to 5
(iv) can’t tell from the information given.
