Statistics for Engineers and Scientists
4th Edition
ISBN: 9780073401331
Author: William Navidi Prof.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 7.2, Problem 7E
Moisture content in percent by volume (x) and conductivity in mS/m (y) were measured for 50 soil specimens. The means and standard deviations were
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Statistics for Engineers and Scientists
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