The Best Tasting Ice Creams Are Generally High in Fat

question 29

Multiple Choice

The best tasting ice creams are generally high in fat content, which gives them a creamy texture. Four brands of ice cream (two national and two local) were tested by consumers who graded their level of creaminess (A = very creamy to F = not creamy) . Each brand was rated by a different group of consumers (the data are shown below) . Using the Kruskal-Wallis test, at α = 0.10 we would conclude that

• A) the alternative hypothesis should be rejected.
• B) the null hypothesis should be accepted.
• C) there is no difference in creaminess among the brands.
• D) the null hypothesis should be rejected and at least one of the brands has a different distribution from the others.
• E) as H = 14.514 > χ2 = 6.251, the level of creaminess is the same for all brands.

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