UNDERSTANDABLE STATISTICS(LL)/ACCESS
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Chapter 3.2, Problem 17P
Space Shuttle: Epoxy Kevlar epoxy is a material used on the NASA space shuttles. Strands of this epoxy were tested at the 90% breaking strength. The following data represent time to failure (in hours) for a random sample of 50 epoxy strands (Reference: R. E. Barlow, University of California, Berkeley). Let x be a random variable representing time to failure (in hours) at 90% breaking strength. Note: These data are also available for download at the Companion Sites for this text.
- (a) Find the
range . - (b) Use a calculator to verify that Σx = 62.11 and Σx2 ≈ 164.23.
- (c) Use the results of part (b) to compute the sample mean, variance, and standard deviation for the time to failure.
- (d) Interpretation Use the results of part (c) to compute the coefficient of variation. What does this number say about time to failure? Why does a small CV indicate more consistent data, whereas a larger CV indicates less consistent data? Explain.
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