10.20 Nine experts rated two brands of Colombian
coffee in a taste-testing experiment. A rating on a
7-point scale (1 = extremely unpleasing, 7 = extremely pleasing)
is given for each of four characteristics: taste, aroma, richness,
and acidity. The following
data stored in Coffee contain the
ratings accumulated over all four characteristics
Expert A B
C.C. 24 26
S.E. 27 27
E.G. 19 22
B.L. 24 27
C.M. 22 25
C.N. 26 27
G.N. 27 26
R.M. 25 27
P.V. 22 23
a. At the 0.05 level of significance, is there evidence of a difference
in the mean ratings between the two brands?
b. What assumption is necessary about the population distribution
in order to perform this test?
c. Determine the p-value in (a) and interpret its meaning.
d. Construct and interpret a 95% confidence interval estimate of
the difference in the mean ratings between the two brands.
Brand
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