Gum Lab Report Results
Will no gum or having gum improve test scores?
Data Analysis
The question being answered in this experiment is, “Which gum will improve memorization the best?” The hypothesis for this experiment is, “If the gum flavor is altered, then one flavor will improve memorization more than another flavor.” The independent variable is the flavor of the gum. The dependent variable is the scores after taking the test with the different flavors. The control group was the test scores without any gum.Experimental group is the two different gum flavors (Spearmint and watermelon). The control variables are the location, the test each participant will take, and the brand of gum. The procedures of testing the gum flavors started with giving the participants the gum and the test. Then let the timer go for 2 minutes, when timer is up tell participant to turn the paper over and begin. Finally, record the average of what they got correct. Repeat. …show more content…
THe Spearmint gum had an average of 23 words correct. The scores for watermelon gum were, 21/28, 21/28, 10/28, 26/28,and 18/28. Watermelon gum had an average of 19 words correct. The scores for the participants chewing no gum at all were, 25/28, 21/28, 28/28, 22/28, and 19/28. The participants chewing no gum at all got an average of 24 words correct. These patterns in the data may lead to the original hypothesis being rejected. In this experiment, one of the things that brought some of the averages down was the outliers. An outlier is a point that doesn’t exactly fit the
Data Analysis
The question being answered in this experiment is, “Which gum will improve memorization the best?” The hypothesis for this experiment is, “If the gum flavor is altered, then one flavor will improve memorization more than another flavor.” The independent variable is the flavor of the gum. The dependent variable is the scores after taking the test with the different flavors. The control group was the test scores without any gum.Experimental group is the two different gum flavors (Spearmint and watermelon). The control variables are the location, the test each participant will take, and the brand of gum. The procedures of testing the gum flavors started with giving the participants the gum and the test. Then let the timer go for 2 minutes, when timer is up tell participant to turn the paper over and begin. Finally, record the average of what they got correct. Repeat. …show more content…
THe Spearmint gum had an average of 23 words correct. The scores for watermelon gum were, 21/28, 21/28, 10/28, 26/28,and 18/28. Watermelon gum had an average of 19 words correct. The scores for the participants chewing no gum at all were, 25/28, 21/28, 28/28, 22/28, and 19/28. The participants chewing no gum at all got an average of 24 words correct. These patterns in the data may lead to the original hypothesis being rejected. In this experiment, one of the things that brought some of the averages down was the outliers. An outlier is a point that doesn’t exactly fit the