In the Manufacturing Process for Ball Bearings, the Mean Diameter

question 83

Short Answer

In the manufacturing process for ball bearings, the mean diameter is 5 mm with a standard deviation of 0.002 mm. Every hour a sample of 20 bearings is drawn, measured, and the mean diameter of the sample found. What is the standard deviation _x of the sample mean?

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