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A student records four measurements of a time interval as 2.3 s ,...

A student records four measurements of a time interval as 2.3 s2.3\text{ s}, 2.4 s2.4\text{ s}, 2.6 s2.6\text{ s}, and 2.7 s2.7\text{ s}. Match the statistical terms in List-I with their corresponding calculated values in List-II.

List-IList-II
(A) True value(I) 2.5 s2.5\text{ s}
(B) Mean absolute error(II) 0.15 s0.15\text{ s}
(C) Fractional error(III) 0.060.06
(D) Percentage error(IV) 6%6\%

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options

  1. A(A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)
  2. B(A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)
  3. C(A)-(I), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(IV)
  4. D(A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)

Correct answer

A. (A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)

Step-by-step solution

First, calculate the true value (mean of the observations):
Tm=2.3+2.4+2.6+2.74=10.04=2.5 sT_m = \dfrac{2.3 + 2.4 + 2.6 + 2.7}{4} = \dfrac{10.0}{4} = 2.5\text{ s}.
So, (A) matches with (I).

Next, find the absolute errors for each measurement:
ΔT1=∣2.3−2.5∣=0.2 s\Delta T_1 = |2.3 - 2.5| = 0.2\text{ s}
ΔT2=∣2.4−2.5∣=0.1 s\Delta T_2 = |2.4 - 2.5| = 0.1\text{ s}
ΔT3=∣2.6−2.5∣=0.1 s\Delta T_3 = |2.6 - 2.5| = 0.1\text{ s}
ΔT4=∣2.7−2.5∣=0.2 s\Delta T_4 = |2.7 - 2.5| = 0.2\text{ s}

Calculate the mean absolute error:
ΔTm=0.2+0.1+0.1+0.24=0.64=0.15 s\Delta T_m = \dfrac{0.2 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.2}{4} = \dfrac{0.6}{4} = 0.15\text{ s}.
So, (B) matches with (II).

Calculate the fractional error:
Fractional error=ΔTmTm=0.152.5=0.06\text{Fractional error} = \dfrac{\Delta T_m}{T_m} = \dfrac{0.15}{2.5} = 0.06.
So, (C) matches with (III).

Calculate the percentage error:
Percentage error=Fractional error×100=0.06×100=6%\text{Percentage error} = \text{Fractional error} \times 100 = 0.06 \times 100 = 6\%.
So, (D) matches with (IV).

The correct matching is (A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV).

Answer: (A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)
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