A Food Processor Wants to Compare Two Preservatives for Their

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Essay

A food processor wants to compare two preservatives for their effects on retarding spoilage. Suppose 16 cuts of fresh meat are treated with preservative A and 16 are treated with preservative B, and the number of hours until spoilage begins is recorded for each of the 32 cuts of meat. The results are summarized in the table below: Test to determine if the average number of hours until spoilage begins differs for the preservatives A and B. Determine the rejection region at = 0.05 and write the proper conclusion.
Test statistic = ______________
Critical Value(s) = ______________
Conclusion: ______________
Interpretation: __________________________________________

Understand how factorial designs approximate real-world conditions by allowing the examination of multiple variables simultaneously.

Identify how to detect curvilinear relationships between variables.

Understand the role of participant variables (PV) and their interaction with independent variables (IV) in experimental designs.

Interpret the implications of experimental findings for interactions between variables.

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