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PLEASE PRINT Name _________________________ You are allowed 1 1/2 consecutive hours (no cutting classes) for this test. Be sure to sign the pledge at the end of the test. TIME OUT ___________________ TIME IN _______________________ NOTE: To facilitate grading, this test is in two sections. PLEASE PUT YOUR NAME ON EACH SECTION!!! STATISTICS MATERIAL (15 pts) You wish to check the calibration of your 50.00 mL pipet. 6 replicate measurements for the volume, determined by actually weighing out the amount delivered by the pipet and then calculating the volume, yield a sample mean of 49.87 mL with a 95% CI of 0.11 mL. (a Q test does not permit elimination of any value). Which errors do you conclude are present? Gross error Systematic Error Random Error a) and b) b) and c) a) and c) a) , b) and c) 6 replicate measurements (a Q test does not eliminate any value) of the weight on an object yields a sample mean value of 16.70 g. The True Value is known to be 16.65 g. What is going to decide, with 95% confidence, if your measurements are really different from the True Value? The quality of balance used to make the measurement the fact that your mean is already larger than it should be a calculation for the %rsd, whether the %rsd is 0.4 or not Whether the difference between your mean and the True value is greater than a 95% CI which is calculated from your data. Without the 6 values available to you, this question can’t be answered 3) You decide you wish to check your balance for the presence of any systematic error. You obtain from the National Institute of Standards and Technology an official weight whose certified value is given as 50.0723 g. You weigh the NIST weight on your balance 6 times, carefully using the prescribed proper set of instructions. How are you going to decide if no systematic error is present? a) If any of your measurement values are 15.0723, then the balance is OK. b) If the % RSD for your measurements is 0.4