A 10- Ft- Long Stud Was Installed in Position When

question 80

Multiple Choice

A 10- ft- long stud was installed in position when the wood's moisture content was 19%. During a long dry spell, the wood's moisture content became 8%. The new stud length will be

• A)approximately 9 ft 11 in.
• B)approximately the same as the initial stud length of 10 ft.
• C)approximately 9 ft 10 in.
• D)approximately 9 ft 10- 1/2 in.
• E)none of the above.

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Definitions:

Standard Error

A measure of the statistical accuracy of an estimate, indicating how much the sample mean is expected to vary from the true population mean.

Mean

The average of a set of numbers, calculated by dividing the sum of all values by the count of values, and used as a measure of central tendency.

Z-statistic

A type of standard score that represents the distance in standard deviations a data point is from the mean, used in significance testing.

Two-tailed Test

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