A Researcher Asks Participants to Taste Each of Three Meals

question 25

Multiple Choice

A researcher asks participants to taste each of three meals and to choose the one they like best.The same foods are in each meal,expect for the calorie total of the meal (which is low,moderate,or high calorie) .Based on the observed frequencies given below,what is an appropriate conclusion for this test at a .05 level of significance?

• A) Participants liked the high calorie meal more than the low calorie meal.
• B) Participants liked the low calorie meal less than the moderate calorie meal.
• C) Participants liked the high calorie meal more than was expected.
• D) All of these.

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