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11-04-23, 09:25 AM

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cyccommute

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Originally Posted by Jeff Neese

I was reviewing this chart and discovered that it isn’t that clear. It does show the ±20% values but the values for the actual error is far lower. None of the measurements on the chart even approach that ±20%. Dividing the standard deviation by the mean, the value in this 7%. They could stand a lesson in significant figures, however. 17.93 and 23.63 reading on the tension meter? Really? The Park tension meter would be questionable past whole number values.

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