Example Problem 12.32 Alcohol consumption is influenced by price and packaging,

Question

Example Problem 12.32
Alcohol consumption is influenced by price and packaging, but what about glasware? Attwood et al. (2012) measured whether the time taken to drink a beer was influenced by the shape of the glass in which it was served. Participants were given 12 oz. of chilled lager and were told that they should drink it at their own pace while watching a nature documentary. The participants were randomly assigned to receive their beer in either a straight-sided glass or a curved, fluted glass. The data are provided in the file “12.32.beer.csv”

a. What is the basic question the researchers are asking?

b. What variable(s) do they consider?

c. Name the explanatory variable and the scale on which it’s quantified.

d. Name the response variable and the scale on which it’s quantified.

e. What type(s) of statistical model(s) makes sense for these data?

f. What type of plot might you provide to show the data in the analysis?

Explanation / Answer

a. Question is whether alcohol consumption is influenced by price.

b. Variable is 12 oz. of chilled lager

c. Explanatory variable are straight-sided glass or a curved, fluted glass. and it is nomial level of measurement

d. Response variable is consumption of alcohol and it is interval level of measurment

Related Questions

Navigate

• Browse (All)
• Browse E
• Subjects

Integrity-first tutoring: explanations and feedback only — we do not complete graded work. Learn more.