This document summarizes a study that analyzed the protopectin content of tomatoes stored for different lengths of time. Researchers measured the protopectin content in tomatoes stored for four time periods and from nine batches. The study hypothesized that the mean protopectin content would differ between storage times, and asked the reader to confirm this with a statistical test and analyze residuals from the experiment.
This document summarizes a study that analyzed the protopectin content of tomatoes stored for different lengths of time. Researchers measured the protopectin content in tomatoes stored for four time periods and from nine batches. The study hypothesized that the mean protopectin content would differ between storage times, and asked the reader to confirm this with a statistical test and analyze residuals from the experiment.
This document summarizes a study that analyzed the protopectin content of tomatoes stored for different lengths of time. Researchers measured the protopectin content in tomatoes stored for four time periods and from nine batches. The study hypothesized that the mean protopectin content would differ between storage times, and asked the reader to confirm this with a statistical test and analyze residuals from the experiment.
An article in the Food Technology Journal (Vol. 10, 1956, pp.
39–42) describes a study on the protopectin content of
tomatoes during storage. Four storage times were selected, and samples from nine lots of tomatoes were analyzed. The protopectin content (expressed as hydrochloric acid soluble fraction mg/kg) is in the following table. (a) The researchers in this study hypothesized that mean protopectin content would be different at different storage times. Can you confirm this hypothesis with a statistical test using a=0.05? (b) Find the P-value for the test in part (a). (c) Which specific storage times are different? Would you agree with the statement that protopectin content decreases as storage time increases? (d) Analyze the residuals from this experiment