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Table 2 Value of mean and standard deviation of the measurements and description of the chi-square test for the T1 and T2 of different glass panes

From: Evidential significance of multiple fracture patterns on the glass in forensic ballistics

Thickness Of Glass

Hole diameter

Thickness of mist zone

Diameter of mist zone

Radial fracture count

Concentric fracture count

T1

T2

T1

T2

T1

T2

T1

T2

T1

T2

Mean values (in mm)

 3 mm (transparent)

5.76

1.73

12.09

4.45

28.57

9.422

11

3

7

2

 4 mm (transparent)

6.08

5.70

12.64

12.40

31.54

28.78

9

8

7

9

 4 mm (privacy)

5.74

5.95

13.79

11.40

33.17

28.90

8

7

5

5

 5 mm (transparent)

5.61

5.42

9.35

13.51

23.66

32.11

9

8

5

4

Standard deviation

 3 mm (transparent)

0.37

2.77

1.01

6.69

2.33

14.04

–

–

–

–

 4 mm (transparent)

0.29

0.43

0.78

1.07

1.43

3.62

–

–

–

–

 4 mm (privacy)

0.61

0.46

1.55

2.13

2.44

4.33

–

–

–

–

 5 mm (transparent)

0.49

0.60

2.95

4.23

6.77

9.008

–

–

–

–

Description of chi-square observations

Null hypothesis H0: All the values are consistent, i.e., equals to the mean value.

 

Calculated value of chi-square

Tabulate value of chi-square at 5% level of significance

T1

T2

 3 mm (transparent)

0.576

69.022

13.848

 4 mm (transparent)

0.347

1.99032

 4 mm (privacy)

1.560

1.19400

 5 mm (transparent)

1.032

1.619