Question

Henri conducts an experiment to determine who likes peanut butter more: boys or girls. He has 25 girls and 25 boys taste some peanut butter and then rate it on a scale of 1 - 10 with 1 being cannot stand and 10 being tastes delicious.

He finds that the girls had a mean of 7 with a range of 9 and the boys had a mean of 8 with a range of 5. Which statement is true?

Answer 1

It seems that boys, on average, like peanut butter more than girls, as their mean rating was higher. However, it is important to note that the range for the girls was higher, indicating more variability in their preferences. Therefore, while boys may have had a higher average rating, there may be more girls who actually prefer peanut butter.