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ISBN: 9780357893104

Author: Devore; Jay L.

Publisher: Cengage Learning US

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Chapter 6.2, Problem 25E

The shear strength of each of ten test spot welds is determined, yielding the following data (psi):

Chapter 6.2, Problem 25E, The shear strength of each of ten test spot welds is determined, yielding the following data (psi):

a. Assuming that shear strength is normally distributed, estimate the true average shear strength and standard deviation of shear strength using the method of maximum likelihood.
b. Again assuming a normal distribution, estimate the strength value below which 95% of all welds will have their strengths. [Hint: What is the 95th percentile in terms of μ and σ? Now use the invariance principle.]
c. Suppose we decide to examine another test spot weld. Let X = shear strength of the weld. Use the given data to obtain the mle of P(X ≤ 400). [Hint: P(X ≤ 400) = Φ((400 − μ)/σ).]

Features Features Normal distribution is characterized by two parameters, mean (µ) and standard deviation (σ). When graphed, the mean represents the center of the bell curve and the graph is perfectly symmetric about the center. The mean, median, and mode are all equal for a normal distribution. The standard deviation measures the data's spread from the center. The higher the standard deviation, the more the data is spread out and the flatter the bell curve looks. Variance is another commonly used measure of the spread of the distribution and is equal to the square of the standard deviation.

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