Using one wristwatch that is reasonably accurate, set the time to be exact. Visit www.time.gov to set
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Using one wristwatch that is reasonably accurate, set the time to be exact. Visit www.time.gov to set the exact time. If you cannot set the time to the nearest second, record the error for the watch you are using. Now compare the time on this watch to the time on other watches that have not been set to the exact time. Record the errors with negative signs for watches that are ahead of the actual time and positive signs for those watches that are behind the actual time. Use the data to test the claim that the mean error of all wristwatches is equal to 0. Do we collectively run on time, or are we early or late? Also test the claim that the standard deviation of errors is less than 1 min. What are the practical implications of a standard deviation that is excessively large?
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Mathematical Interest Theory
ISBN: 9781470465681
3rd Edition
Authors: Leslie Jane, James Daniel, Federer Vaaler