2CD Revision Sheet 5

1.

A group of volunteers are tested for reaction time with varying

amounts of alcohol in their system. The results are shown below:
Blood Alcohol Level
0.04
0.11
0.24
0.09
0.12
0.18
0.20
0.06
0.13
0.21

a)

Reaction time (sec)

1.1
1.9
3.2
1.8
2.1
2.4
2.7
1.4
2.5
2.6

Draw a scatterplot of this data and draw a line of best fit.

Time
4

0.05

0.1

0.15

0.2

0.25

0.3

BAL

b)

Describe the relationship between blood alcohol level and

reaction time.

c)

Predict the reaction time of a person with a blood alcohol level

of 0.15. Comment on reliability of your prediction.

d)

Now use your calculator to find the equation of the line of best
fit and use this to predict the reaction time for the same
person.