Clive Wrote:
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> CW:
>
> You measured 23 units...total length of 98.7 feet
> = 1184.4 inches. Then you returned to the start
> location...another 1184.4 inches. Total distance
> is double of your statement.
> The error remains the same but the % is halved.

error. mid-point of distribution to expected result -- unknown. assumption two are equal -- unsupport. Mr. Taylor's calculation -- conservative, reasonable.


> Repeat with 44 units having equal length of 10Rc
> and all tied together! The result is...exactly
> what you intended it to be. It will be identical
> in any direction you choose and whenever you
> choose to do so...440Rc...no error.

true (& irrelevant) -- 44x10=440.


> Also:
> Your comparing the error per unit inch is
> deceiving...you measured in 51.5 unit lengths.
> Therefore the unit error is 0.03125/46 = 0.00068"/
> measure. A human hair is, on average, 0.003"
> thick.


"unit inch" -- meaningless. error per "measure" -- useless. Mr. Taylor's statement -- clear, useful.

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