BYMICHELLE MILLERGINA SALTZGIVER

KEARSTEN CROSSLEY& LINH NGO

Math 1040 Project

Research Question

Are fat grams per serving related to calories per serving?

The four food selections: Mashed Potatoes, Instant Rice, Chips, and Ice Cream

Collecting the data

Splitting Work

Michelle: Gathering individual data, organizing all data together, creating charts for the data

Gina: Gathering individual data, presenting the finished powerpoint

Kearsten: Gathering individual data, creating/ editing powerpoint

Linh Ngo : Gathering individual data, presenting the finished powerpoint

Mashed Potatoes

Mashed Potatoes

Brand Flavor Type Calories Fat (g)

Stouffer’s ---------- Type 1 320 140

Stouffer’s ---------- Type 2 240 70

Meal Simple ---------- Type 3 180 80

Bob Evans ---------- Type 4 150 60

Country Crock ---------- Type 5 190 100

Marie Callender’s ---------- Type 6 470 170

Marie Callender’s ---------- Type 7 330 100

Marie Callender’s ---------- Type 8 320 90

Stouffer’s ---------- Type 9 270 80

Stouffer’s ---------- Type 10 380 130

Smart One ---------- Type 11 200 60

TOTAL ---------- ---------- 3050 1080

CALORIES-Mean: 277.27 -Standard Deviation: 97.37 -Five-Number Summary: 150, 190, 270, 330, 470-Range: 320 -Mode: 320 -Outliers: None

FAT GRAMS-Mean: 98.18 -Standard Deviation: 35.53 -Five-Number Summary: 60, 70, 90, 130, 170-Range: 110 -Mode: 60, 80 -Outliers: None

Instant Rice

Instant Rice

Brand Flavor Type Calories Fat (g)

Rice-A-Roni Fried Rice Type 1 230 1

Rice-A-Roni Spanish Rice Type 2 180 1

Rice-A-Roni Rice Pilaf Type 3 240 1

Rice-A-Roni Natural long grain Type 4 190 .5

Rice-A-Roni Original long grain Type 5 190 .5

Rice-A-Roni Chicken Type 6 230 1

Rice-A-Roni Beef Type 7 230 1

Rice-A-Roni Chicken Fajita Type 8 180 1

Rice-A-Roni Chicken & Broccoli Type 9 180 1

Rice-A-Roni Creamy Cheese Type 10 210 4.5

TOTAL ---------- ---------- 2060 12.5

CALORIES-Mean: 206 -Standard Deviation: 24.59 -Five-Number Summary: 180, 180, 200, 230, 240-Range: 60 -Mode: 180, 230 -Outliers: None

FAT GRAMS-Mean: 1.25 -Standard Deviation: 1.16 -Five-Number Summary: .5, 1, 1, 1, 4.5-Range: 4 -Mode: 1 -Outliers: 4.5

Chips

Chips

Brand Flavor Type Calories Fat (g)

---------- ---------- Type 1 160 10

---------- ---------- Type 2 150 9

---------- ---------- Type 3 140 6

---------- ---------- Type 4 110 1

---------- ---------- Type 5 110 8

---------- ---------- Type 6 160 10

---------- ---------- Type 7 150 10

---------- ---------- Type 8 140 6

---------- ---------- Type 9 150 9

---------- ---------- Type 10 150 9

TOTAL ---------- ---------- 1420 78

CALORIES-Mean: 142 -Standard Deviation: 18.14 -Five-Number Summary: 110, 140, 150, 150, 160-Range: 50 -Mode: 150 -Outliers: None

FAT GRAMS-Mean: 7.8 -Standard Deviation: 2.82 -Five-Number Summary: 1, 6, 9, 10, 10-Range: 10 -Mode: 9 -Outliers: 0

Ice Cream

Ice Cream

Brand Flavor Type Calories Fat (g)

Great Value Fat Free Chocolate Type 1 110 0

Great Value Cookies ‘n’ Cream Type 2 180 9

Great Value Rocky Road Type 3 180 9

Great Value Vanilla Bean Type 4 160 8

Bryers Coffee Fudge Type 5 160 5

Bryers Blasts Whoppers Type 6 190 6

Bryers Snickers Type 7 210 10

Bryers Oreo Type 8 190 8

Bryers Rocky Road Type 9 200 9

Bryers Vanilla Type 10 180 9

TOTAL ---------- ---------- 1760 73

CALORIES-Mean: 176 -Standard Deviation: 27.97 -Five-Number Summary: 110, 160, 180, 190, 210-Range: 100 -Mode: 180 -Outliers: 110

FAT GRAMS-Mean: 7.3 -Standard Deviation: 2.98 -Five-Number Summary: 0, 6, 8.5, 9, 10-Range: 10 -Mode: 9 -Outliers: 0

Histograms

Scatter Plot

Positive Correlation

The Linear Correlation Coefficient: .7883

Least-Squares Regression Line: y=.4863x-67.995

Slightly Positive Correlation Coefficient

Conclusion

Positive Correlation Coefficient

Calories per serving somewhat effect how many fat grams there are per serving

Importance our group learned