A surveying instructor sent out 6 groups of students to measure a distance between two points marked on the ground. The students came up with the following six different values: 250.25, 250.15, 249.90, 251.04, 250.50, and 251.22 meters. Assuming these values are equally reliable and that variations result from accidental errors, determine the most probable value of the distance measured.

A surveying instructor sent out 6 groups of students to measure a distance between two points marked on the ground. The students came up with the following six different values: 250.25, 250.15, 249.90, 251.04, 250.50, and 251.22 meters. Assuming these values are equally reliable and that variations result from accidental errors, determine the most probable value of the distance measured.

Structural Analysis

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Author:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

Publisher:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

Chapter2: Loads On Structures

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