Mathematics Coursework- Handling Data
Aim: Investigate the relationship between age and brain speed.
Hypothesis: I believe that as the age of the subject increases so will their brain speed. I define brain speed as being how fast the subject can solve simple problems such as an anagram or a spot the difference. This is in no way linked to the amount of time the subject has had in education, and so, my tests will be fair.
Based on my past experiences, I believe that a child’s brain speed will increase significantly as they grow older. This is due to numerous things. I believe that the most notable of these reasons is that as a child grows older they experience many different problems, both at school and the outside world. These problems influence the children as they learn from experience. As a result, the next time a similar problem occurs, they are able to see the solution far quicker that they could have a few years ago. For instance, if a child aged 11 sees a jumbled up word like EBLIEVE (BELIEVE), they may not be able to see the answer as ‘believe’ is a word that is not very common in the vocabulary of a child that age. However, should the child be asked the same question at the age of 16, I am confident that they would be able to solve the problem with little trouble. This is because their vocabulary has developed and so the word ‘believe’ has become common in their everyday speech. I expect that my results will be an accurate reflection of this prediction.
