Does The New C2 Cola and Diet Coke Really Taste The Same?
...cups so that people would not always pick the first (or the second) one. I then recorded which product the individuals I tested preferred, and pooled my results with the other residents. If the two products really did taste the same then the statistical results should show that half of the people preferred the new C2 Cola. The statistics did show that there was not enough evidence to conclude there is any difference in taste between the two products. More individuals should be tested to make conclusions at the ninety-five percent level of significance. The results of my findings did not differ greatly from the other resident’s results at the ninety-five percent level of significance. Many different factors can affect the results of a taste test that can alter conclusions. We were not given specific ways of testing so each person’s individual method may yield different results. If two soft drinks are at different temperatures, people will most often chose the cooler one. Labeling the cups can also alter results, as well as having two different cups. The best statistical tests are the ones that are done doubly blind. This means the person testing individuals does not know which product is which either so they will not persuade people towards one product. We also ...