=+15. In the article “Mechanical Reliability of Devices Subdermally Implanted into the Young of Long-Lived and Endangered Wildlife” (J. of Materials Engr. and Performance, 2012: 1924–1931), researchers examined the mechanical reliability of a thin enclosure for a biotelemetry device to be subdermally implanted in young wild animals. Six enclosure specimens were subjected to puncture tests. Each specimen was placed in a test apparatus, and researchers recorded the necessary force (N) for the puncture head to cause initial cracks in the enclosure. Here is the corresponding data:

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