1. Imagine a partner holds the ruler vertically with the zero point. oriented toward the bottom....

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1. Imagine a partner holds the ruler vertically with the zero point. oriented toward the bottom. 2. Imagine placing your thumb and forefinger at the ruler's bottom, surrounding the zero point. At random, your partner releases the ruler and it begins to fall. You try to pinch your fingers to catch it as soon as possible. The time between the release and the catch is your reaction time and suppose we can measure this time interval to the hundreths of a second accurately. 3. You take five measurements and the times below are what you record: Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3 Trial 4 Trial 5 0.32 seconds 0.45 seconds 0.29 seconds 0.51 seconds 0.37 seconds The task is to use the recipe for small data sets to find your reaction time average, along with the the uncertainty in that average. Be sure to include your units throughout the calculations you will perform below. Note that on step 4 in the table below, you are required to round your answer to the appropriate number of significant figures (if you are confused by any part of this question, please contact your lab instructor). To enter your reaction time data, copy the table shown below and paste it into the response box. Then, type your answers directly into the table in the appropriate space/cell: Part 2: Data Entry 1. Imagine a partner holds the ruler vertically with the zero point. oriented toward the bottom. 2. Imagine placing your thumb and forefinger at the ruler's bottom, surrounding the zero point. At random, your partner releases the ruler and it begins to fall. You try to pinch your fingers to catch it as soon as possible. The time between the release and the catch is your reaction time and suppose we can measure this time interval to the hundreths of a second accurately. 3. You take five measurements and the times below are what you record: Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3 Trial 4 Trial 5 0.32 seconds 0.45 seconds 0.29 seconds 0.51 seconds 0.37 seconds The task is to use the recipe for small data sets to find your reaction time average, along with the the uncertainty in that average. Be sure to include your units throughout the calculations you will perform below. Note that on step 4 in the table below, you are required to round your answer to the appropriate number of significant figures (if you are confused by any part of this question, please contact your lab instructor). To enter your reaction time data, copy the table shown below and paste it into the response box. Then, type your answers directly into the table in the appropriate space/cell: Part 2: Data Entry