Probability and Statistics for Engineering and the Sciences
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Chapter 7.4, Problem 45E
Wire electrical-discharge machining (WEDM) is a process used to manufacture conductive hard metal components. It uses a continuously moving wire that serves as an electrode. Coating on the wire electrode allows for cooling of the wire electrode core and provides an improved cutting performance. The article “High-Performance Wire Electrodes for Wire Electrical-Discharge Machining—A Review” (J. of Engr. Manuf., 2012: 1757–1773) gave the following sample observations on total coating layer thickness (in μm) of eight wire electrodes used for WEDM:
Calculate a 99% CI for the standard deviation of the coating layer thickness distribution. Is (his interval valid whatever the nature of the distribution? Explain.
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