Reference no: EM131725936

A researcher asks participants to taste each of three meals and to choose the one they like best. The same foods are in each meal, however the calorie total of each meal is different. One is low in calories, one is moderate in calories and one is high in calories. Based on the observed frequencies given below, what is an appropriate conclusion for this test at a .05 level of significance?

                          Type of Meal

Low Calorie Moderate Calorie High Calorie

f_o                                          6                           7                      17

f_e                                       10                          10                     10

a. Participants liked the high calorie meal more than the low calorie meal.

b. Participants liked the low calorie meal less than the moderate calorie meal.

c. Participants liked the high calorie meal more than was expected.

d. all of the above