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Unifrom Distribution: Measurement Errors Measurement errors from instruments are often modeled using the uniform distribution (see Problem 12). To determine the
(a) less than +0.03 microsecond
(c) between -0.04 and +0.01 microsecond?
(d) Find the
(a)
To find: Theprobability thatsuch measurements will be in error byless than 0.03 microseconds.
Answer to Problem 13P
Solution: Theprobability that such measurements will be in error byless than 0.03 microsecondsis0.8.
Explanation of Solution
Calculation:
Let
Let x is chosen at random from [
We have to find the probability of less than 0.03 microseconds,
Hence,
(b)
To find: Theprobability thatsuch measurements will be in error bymore than -0.02 microseconds.
Answer to Problem 13P
Solution: Theprobability that such measurements will be in error by more than -0.02 microsecondsis0.7.
Explanation of Solution
Calculation:
Let
Let x is chosen at random from [
We have to find the probability of more than -0.02 microseconds,
Hence,
(c)
To find: Theprobability thatsuch measurements will be in error bybetween -0.04 and 0.01 microseconds.
Answer to Problem 13P
Solution: Theprobability that such measurements will be in error bybetween -0.04 and 0.01 microsecondsis0.5.
Explanation of Solution
Calculation:
Let
Let x is chosen at random from [
We have to find the probability between -0.04 and 0.01 microseconds,
Hence,
(d)
To find: Themean and standard deviation of measurement errors and whether the measurements for these acoustical sensors are unbiased.
Answer to Problem 13P
Solution:
The mean of measurement errors is 0. The standard deviation of measurement errors is 0.029. Yes, the measurements for these acoustical sensors are unbiased.
Explanation of Solution
Calculation:
Let
We have to find the mean,
Therefore, the mean is 0 microsecond.
We have to find the standard deviation,
Therefore, thestandard deviationis 0.029microsecond.
Yes, since the obtained mean of the measurement errors is zero so the measurements for these acoustical sensors are unbiased.
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