Statistics for Engineers and Scientists (Looseleaf)
Statistics for Engineers and Scientists (Looseleaf)
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ISBN: 9780073515687
Author: Navidi
Publisher: MCG
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Chapter 1.3, Problem 13E

A sample of 100 resistors has an average resistance of 50Ω and a standard deviation of 5Ω. A second sample of 100 resistors has an average resistance of 100Ω and a standard deviation of 5Ω. If the two samples are combined, the standard deviation of all 200 resistances will be _____.

  1. i. less than 5Ω
  2. ii. greater than 5Ω
  3. iii. equal to 5Ω
  4. 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.)

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Statistics for Engineers and Scientists (Looseleaf)

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