A leakage test was conducted to determine the effectiveness of a seal designed to keep

Chapter 6, Problem 6.1-2

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A leakage test was conducted to determine the effectiveness of a seal designed to keep the inside of a plug airtight. An air needle was inserted into the plug, which was then placed underwater. Next, the pressure was increased until leakage was observed. The magnitude of this pressure in psi was recorded for 10 trials: 3.1 3.5 3.3 3.7 4.5 4.2 2.8 3.9 3.5 3.3 Find the sample mean and sample standard deviation for these 10 measurements.

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QUESTION:

A leakage test was conducted to determine the effectiveness of a seal designed to keep the inside of a plug airtight. An air needle was inserted into the plug, which was then placed underwater. Next, the pressure was increased until leakage was observed. The magnitude of this pressure in psi was recorded for 10 trials: 3.1 3.5 3.3 3.7 4.5 4.2 2.8 3.9 3.5 3.3 Find the sample mean and sample standard deviation for these 10 measurements.

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Sample size

Refer to the box for sample size and

Serial number

Sample value(x)

1

3.1

9.61

2

3.5

12.25

3

3.3

10.89

4

3.7

13.69

5

4.5

20.25

6

4.2

20.25

7

2.8

7.84

8

3.9

15.21

9

3.5

12.25

10

3.3

10.89

total

35.8

130.52

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