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An environmental scientist obtained the following replicate concentration measurements of methane (CH4) gas at a landfill site: Replicate Measurements CH4 Concentration (mg/m3) 1.0 0.1571 2.2 0.2031 3.0 0.1914 4.0 0.2103 Calculate % error when the scientific community accepts 0.2102 as true value.

An environmental scientist obtained the following replicate concentration measurements of methane (CH4) gas at a landfill site: Replicate Measurements CH4 Concentration (mg/m3) 1.0 0.1571 2.2 0.2031 3.0 0.1914 4.0 0.2103 Calculate % error when the scientific community accepts 0.2102 as true value.

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An environmental scientist obtained the following replicate concentration measurements of methane (CH4) gas at a landfill site:

Replicate Measurements

CH4 Concentration (mg/m3)

1.0

0.1571

2.2

0.2031

3.0

0.1914

4.0

0.2103

Calculate % error when the scientific community accepts 0.2102 as true value.     

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