Reaction+Time

Connor Isban and Brendan Short

Objective/Purpose

The goal of this lab is to measure the distance an object would travel based on an individual’s reaction time utilizing the equation t={(2x)^(1/2)}/g where x is the distance traveled by the object when dropped and allowed to accelerate due to gravity represented by g

Video Tutorial

http://www.humanbenchmark.com/tests/reactiontime/

Data Collection Techniques / Strategies 1 open link and run trial to achieve 3 averages 2 repeat with partner 3 insert the data into the equation t={(2x)^(1/2)}/g where t represents the average time found and x is the distance and g is the acceleration of gravity 4 record distance and time 5 record data in table below


 * Partner || Trial 1 || Trial 2 || Trial 3 || Distance ||
 * Partner 1 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Partner 2 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||

Analysis questions

Were the reaction times in the 3 trials reasonably close?

What was the average distance of an object trialed with the average of the partners?

Which partner had the most consistent reaction time? Theorize as to why that one partner was faster.

Graphical Analysis

Plot trial points and average in scatter plots to visually estimate which have the best grouping

Percent difference or Error

identify outliers and theorize cause