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Chapter 4: Q42E (page 168)

The temperature reading from a thermocouple placed in a constant-temperature medium is normally distributed with mean m, the actual temperature of the medium, and standard deviation. What would the value of s have to be to ensure that \(95\% \)of all readings are within \(.18\)of \(\mu \)?

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The value for sigma has to be to ensure that \(95\% \) of all readings are within the given range are 0.05.

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01

Definition of Probability

A probability distribution is a mathematical function in probability theory and statistics that offers the odds of distinct potential scenarios for an experiment. It's a mathematical representation of random phenomena in terms of sample space and event probability.

02

Calculations for the determination of standard deviation.

As we already know that if the population distribution of a variable is (approximately) normal, then

(1.) Roughly \(68\% \)of the values are within \(1\) SD of the mean.

(2.) Roughly \(95\% \)of the values are within \(2\)SDs of the mean.

(3.) Roughly \(99.7\% \)of the values are within \(3\)SDs of the mean.

If the given distribution \(95\% \)of all readings is within \(0.1\)of \(\mu \), then

\(\begin{array}{l}2\sigma = 0.1\\\sigma = 0.05\end{array}\)

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