Correlation Between Cost And Calories

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Review the SPSS output file which reports the results of the correlation to see if there is a correlation between the cost of beer and the number of calories it contains or the cost of beer and the volume of alcohol it contains. Answer the following questions based on your observations of the SPSS output file: Based on the correlation coefficients ( r- values) that were computed and their statistical significance, what conclusions do you draw regarding The researcher's question of correlation between the cost of beer and the number of calories it contains? The researcher's question of correlation between the cost of beer and the volume of alcohol it contains?

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The objective of this analysis was to determine whether there is a statistically significant correlation between the cost of beer and its nutritional and alcohol content, specifically focusing on calorie content and alcohol volume. The investigation utilized correlational analysis, with Pearson's correlation coefficient (r), to quantify the strength and direction of linear relationships between these variables. The results obtained from the SPSS output provide insights into these relationships, based on the computed r-values, p-values, and sample size (N).

Firstly, examining the correlation between the cost of beer per 12 fluid ounces and its calorie content, the Pearson correlation coefficient (r) was found to be 0.214. This value indicates a very weak positive correlation, suggesting that as the cost increases slightly, the calorie content may also tend to increase, although the relationship is minimal. However, looking at the significance level associated with this correlation (p-value = 0.216), we note that it exceeds the conventional threshold of 0.05 for statistical significance. This indicates that the observed correlation is not statistically significant, and thus, there is insufficient evidence to conclude that a meaningful linear relationship exists between the cost of beer and its calorie content in the population from which this sample was drawn.

Similarly, analyzing the correlation between the cost of beer and its alcohol volume in percentage, the Pearson correlation coefficient was calculated as 0.199. Like the previous correlation, this is a very weak positive association. The p-value associated with this correlative analysis was 0.252, which again surpasses the typical 0.05 threshold. Consequently, this association is also statistically nonsignificant, implying that there is no strong evidence to support a relationship between the cost of beer and the percentage of alcohol volume it contains.

In light of these results, the conclusions are clear. The very weak correlation coefficients, coupled with their lack of statistical significance, suggest that there is no reliable or meaningful linear relationship between the cost of beer and either its calorie content or its alcohol volume within the sample analyzed. Therefore, from this data, it can be inferred that variations in beer pricing are not systematically associated with nutritional or alcohol content factors in a way that would suggest cost as a predictor or marker of these characteristics.

This finding has practical implications. For consumers, it indicates that higher-priced beers are not necessarily higher in calories or alcohol content, and vice versa. For marketers and producers, the absence of a significant correlation underscores the importance of considering other factors beyond price when targeting consumer preferences related to calorie and alcohol content. Future research might explore other dimensions or employ larger, more diverse samples to ascertain if more nuanced relationships could exist.

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