Dear Gene,
I thought of this approach, but I couldn't decide whether to choose the long
ones or the fat ones - I had both.
The selection of the *largest grains* would face the same issue. Should I
select the longest grains or the fattest grains as the *largest grains*?
As you know, in the end, I decided on the random approach and I'll stick
with that.
Cheers,
Pat Naughtin
CAMS - Certified Advanced Metrication Specialist
- United States Metric Association
ASM - Accredited Speaking Member
- National Speakers Association of Australia
Member, International Federation for Professional Speakers
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on 2001/09/07 10.02, Gene Mechtly at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Pat,
>
> Suppose that "full and round" from the "middle of the ear" is better
> approximated by the set of *largest grains* from a large sample (in
> the absence of a complete ear from which to select grains) rather than
> a random sample which includes "end" grains, what then is your measured
> value and standard deviation of the inch, by the ancient definition,
> expresses in mm?
>
> Gene.
> ..................
> On Fri, 7 Sep 2001, Pat Naughtin wrote: ...
>
