Ashwin Ramanathan

2/10/17
IME 319
DOE

1. One example of basic research is the experiment regarding reaction

time for humans. When a dollar bill is slipped through the fingers of
any human, almost no one will be able to catch it with their fingers,
because it takes a while to process that the dollar bill has slipped, and
it is too late to respond to the situation.

One example of applied research is the experiment regarding the use

of steroids in athletes. It has been often wondered whether steroids are
more harmful to bodies than helpful, and lots of athletes say that
steroids may be helpful at first, but come back later to hurt them
through side effects.

2. One of the extraneous/confounding variables that I would have to

control is the population size present in the library. Another one is that
I would also want to measure whatever Im trying to at the same time
every day of the week.