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10.14 pg 637<br />

To assess the accuracy of a laboratory scale, a standard<br />

weight known to weigh 10 grams is weighed repeatedly.<br />

The scale readings are Normally distributed with unknown<br />

mean (the mean is 10 g if the scale has no bias). The<br />

standard deviation of the scale readings is known to be<br />

0.0002 gram.<br />

b) How many measurements must be averaged together<br />

to get a margin of error of ± 0.0001 with 98% confidence?<br />

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