Two universities conducted experiments to investigate the relationship between Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) and amount of alcohol consumed, as well as other factors such as gender, weight, and age.
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Description
Relating Alcohol Consumption to Blood Alcohol Content
Instructions:
• It is recommended that you do this project in pairs. If you do so please hand in only one paper, with both your names, student no., and section number on it.
• Please hand in only1 file in PDF format.
Two universities conducted experiments to investigate the relationship between Blood Alcohol Content
(BAC) and amount of alcohol consumed, as well as other factors such as gender, weight, and age.
At Ohio State University, USA, 16 students volunteered for the experiment. Each student blew into a
breathalyzer to indicate that his/her initial BAC was zero. They then drew tickets at random from a
bowl. Each ticket showed a number, between 1 and 9, indicating the number of glasses of beer that they
had to drink. Thirty minutes after their last drink, their BAC was measured again. A police officer also
administered a sobriety test to each volunteer before and after consuming alcohol. The test consisted of
coordination demonstration, such as balancing on one foot, touching one’s nose with the tip of the
forefinger, etc. Test score is from 1 to 10, 10 being the best. The police officer was not aware of how
much each subject had drunk.
