PRACTICAL

what was the aim of our biological practical

to see whether age influences attitudes towards recreational drug use in society today

give the alternative hyp for the bio practical

there will be a negative correlation between age (18+) and attitudes towards downgrading recreational drug us (on a scale of 1-10)

what was the sample of our bio practical

opportunity with 10 ppts 18+ years from the local area mixed gender and race etc

what was the procedure of our bio practical

1. designed correlational structured questionnaire

2. pilot

3. approached those available

4. read the brief

5. distributed and completed

6. returned to experimenter

7. debrief

8. results collated

what were the results from our bio practical

age 20=9

74=1

what were the conclusions of out bio practical

generally the older the person the lower the score which indicates that the older a person is the less likely they agree that the use of recreational drugs should be down to choice not classified as illegal

what statistical test is used for the bio practical

spearmans