In an Inertia Balance, a Body Supported Against Gravity Executes

question 36

Multiple Choice

In an inertia balance, a body supported against gravity executes simple harmonic oscillations in a horizontal plane under the action of a set of springs. If a 1.00 kg body vibrates at 1.00 Hz, a 2.00 kg body will vibrate at

• A) 0.500 Hz.
• B) 0.707 Hz.
• C) 1.00 Hz.
• D) 1.41 Hz.
• E) 2.00 Hz.

Understand the concept of distribution characteristics such as symmetry, peakedness, and variability.

Distinguish between the various central tendency measures (mean, median, mode) and variability measures (standard deviation, variance, range).

Identify and decide when to use parameters versus statistics.

Understand the impact of sample size on statistical measures.

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