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Chapter 7.3, Problem 34E
A sample of 14 joint specimens of a particular type gave a sample
- a. Calculate and interpret a 95% lower confidence bound for the true average proportional limit stress of all such joints. What, if any, assumptions did you make about the distribution of proportional limit stress?
- b. Calculate and interpret a 95% lower prediction bound for the proportional limit stress of a single joint of this type.
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