SOLUTION: a researcher takes 100 reading in an experiment. if he repeats the experiment 500 readings, find propbale error that will be reduced by what factor the probable error is reduced

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Question 919273: a researcher takes 100 reading in an experiment. if he repeats the experiment 500 readings, find propbale error that will be reduced
by what factor the probable error is reduced *

Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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ME = K/n^2 (K = zSD)... same for both experiments
ME1 = K/100^2 vs ME2 = K/500^2
ME1/ME2 = %281%2F100%5E2%29+%2F+%281%2F500%5E2+%29= 500^2/100^2 = 25
probable error is reduced by 1/25 with the larger sample