Statistics for Engineers and Scientists
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Author: William Navidi Prof.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 3.2, Problem 9E
The specific gravity of a substance is given by G = Ds/DW, where Ds is the density of the substance in kg/m3 and DW is the density of water, which is known to be 1000 kg/m3. The density of a particular substance is measured to be Ds = 500 ± 5 kg/m3. Estimate the specific gravity, and find the uncertainty in the estimate.
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