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I. A curve has been found representing the frequency distribution of standard deviations of samples drawn from a normal population.

II. A curve has been found representing the frequency distribution of values of the means of such samples, when these values are measured from the mean of the population in terms of the standard deviation of the sample.

III. It has been shown that this curve represents the facts fairly well even when the distribution of the population is not strictly normal.

IV. Tables are given by which it can be judged whether a series of experiments, however short, have given a result which conforms to any required standard of accuracy or whether it is necessary to continue the investigation.

Finally I should like to express my thanks to Professor Karl Pearson, without whose constant advice and criticism this paper could not have been written.