76.10121415t95%2.452.372.312.262.212.172.151.96 2. The determination of copper in a seawater sample gave a mean value of 77.81 mg/L and astandard deviation s; of 1.74 mg/L. How many samples must be analyzed to obtain an acceptablerelative uncertainty of 1.7% in the results at the 95% confidence level?

Critical value: The confidence level is 100*(1–α)% = 95%. The critical value is obtained as 1.96…

The determination of copper in a seawater sample gave a mean value of 77.81 mg/L and a ndard deviation ss of 1.74 mg/L. How many samples must be analyzed to obtain an acceptable ative uncertainty of 1.7% in the results at the 95% confidence level?

The determination of copper in a seawater sample gave a mean value of 77.81 mg/L and a ndard deviation ss of 1.74 mg/L. How many samples must be analyzed to obtain an acceptable ative uncertainty of 1.7% in the results at the 95% confidence level?

MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications

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ISBN:9781119256830

Author:Amos Gilat

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