A Taste Test of Randomly Selected Students Was Conducted to See

question 32

Multiple Choice

A taste test of randomly selected students was conducted to see if there was a difference in preferences among four popular drinks. The following table shows the frequency of responses: $$\begin{array} { | l | c | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Beverage } & \text { Coke } & \text { Pepsi } & \text { A\&WRoot Beer } & \text { Dr Pepper } \\\hline \text { Frequency } & 51 & 66 & 43 & 40 \\\hline\end{array}$$ Using ? = .025, what can you conclude from your analysis?

• A)Reject the null and conclude some drinks are preferred more than others.
• B)There is not enough evidence to say that a preference exists.
• C)Pepsi is the preferred drink.
• D)Form no conclusion because Cochran's Rule is violated.

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