The Effect of Texting vs. Talking on Accident Rate

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Arlette Agustin Period 3 / Marine Biology 4 June 2012 Title Arlette Agustin Period 3 / Marine Biology 4 June 2012 Title The Effect of Texting vs. Talking on Accident Rate Question How does the use of a phone cause an accident? Independent Variable Our independent variable is phone or no phone it is not affected because it depends on itself. Dependent Variable Our dependent variable is accident rate because it depends on the accident rate caused by texting/talking. Constants The control throughout our observation is the car, phone, and person. The reason is because these objects do not change. Procedure During the experiment we were to identify which distraction causes the most accidents either talking or texting while driving. We were to explain the independent variable which was phone or no phone, find the dependent variable which was accident rate, and find the control which was car, phone, and person. The next thing we needed was two drivers to target, one who texts and another who talks. Then, we were to research at least an article to back up our hypothesis. Once we had all the information from there we figured out which distraction causes more accidents and it was texting. Materials phone car person Hypothesis Our hypothesis is we believe texting causes more accidents than talking on the phone. Null Hypothesis Our null hypothesis is we believe that both texting and talking while driving cause the same amount of accidents. What type of measurable data will you collect? Measurable data we collected were statistics of texting/talking while driving. The statistics showed us that in some ways accidents can be the same amount but, more accidents are caused by drivers who text. Also, public opinion polls that state texting causes more

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