The mass percent of Fe in an unknown salt sample was determined using both volumetric and gra vimetric titration. Ten determinations using both methods were performed. Volumetric(% of Fe): 24.22, 23.86, 24.07, 24.49, 24.69, 23.71, 24.28, 24.11, 24.26, 24.10 Gravimetric (% of Fe): 24.35, 24.26, 24.10,24.19, 24.18, 24.32, 24.11, 24.33, 24.17, 24.12 a. Do the two methods give similar standard deviations?  b. Do the two methods give similar results for the mass percent of Fe at the 95% confidence level?

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The mass percent of Fe in an unknown salt sample was determined using both volumetric and gra vimetric titration. Ten determinations using both methods were performed.

Volumetric(% of Fe): 24.22, 23.86, 24.07, 24.49, 24.69, 23.71, 24.28, 24.11, 24.26, 24.10

Gravimetric (% of Fe): 24.35, 24.26, 24.10,24.19, 24.18, 24.32, 24.11, 24.33, 24.17, 24.12

a. Do the two methods give similar standard deviations? 

b. Do the two methods give similar results for the mass percent of Fe at the 95% confidence level?

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