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I am going to design and then carry out an experiment to test people’s reaction times, and therefore test my initial hypothesis.
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Mathematics Statistics Coursework I am going to design and then carry out an experiment to test people's reaction times, and therefore test my initial hypothesis. Initial Hypothesis: Some people have faster reaction times than others To design my investigation, I first need to carry out a preliminary test, to see what variables there are, and how I will control them. To test reaction times, I dropped a special piece of card, with numbers along it recording how many hundredths of a second it takes for the person to drop it. From the information gained by this test, I set my main rules. Variable How I will control it Distance between fingers and ruler Ruler must be parallel to finger and thumb with a 3cm gap. I decided on 3cm as this was the same width as the ruler. Weight of the ruler All the rulers used will be the same type, and therefore the same weight and shape. Health of...
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