An experiment was performed to determine whether different types of chocolate take

Chapter 9, Problem 5

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An experiment was performed to determine whether different types of chocolate take different amounts of time to dissolve. Forty people were divided into five groups. Each group was assigned a certain type of chocolate. Each person dissolved one piece of chocolate, and the dissolve time (in seconds) was recorded. For comparison, each person in each group also dissolved one piece of butterscotch candy; these pieces were identical for all groups. The data, which include the group, the dissolve times for both chocolate and butterscotch, the difference between the dissolve times, and the ratio of the dissolve times, are presented in the following table. Note that the design is slightly unbalanced; group 3 has nine people and group 5 has only seven.

a. To test whether there are differences in the mean dissolve times for the different types of chocolate, someone suggests performing a one-way ANOVA, using the dissolve times for the chocolate data. Do these data appear to satisfy the assumptions for a one-way ANOVA? Explain.

b. Someone else suggests using the differences (Chocolate − Butterscotch). Do these data appear to satisfy the assumptions for a one-way ANOVA? Explain.

c. Perform a one-way analysis of variance using the ratios. Can you conclude that the mean ratio of dissolve times differs for different types of chocolate?