The following research study came to fruition because of a statement made by the primary subject, referred to as subject B or WMT. Subject B in a casual conversation stated that he has very specific taste when it comes to his food, especially his applesauce; and he could tell the difference between his favorite brand, Motts, and any generic brand people have tried to give him over the years. The purpose of this study is to prove that WMT can differentiate between Motts applesauce and a generic grocery store brand of the same flavor at an expert level of 70%, which was established by my non-expert. It is my belief that subject B will be able to differentiate between the two and establish himself as an expert. .
Ha: Subject B will be able to tell the difference between Motts applesauce and the grocery store brand applesauce at an expert level. .
H0: Subject B will not be able to differentiate between Motts applesauce and the generic store bought brand at an expert level.
Ha: P > .7 .
H0: P .7.
Method.
Participant A of the study, or the test run subject, was selected at random from a group of family members and peers who I come in direct contact with. Subject A is a slightly younger relative who does not have very discriminating tastes in regards to foods and is not a fan of applesauce; therefore, he has an unbiased opinion of our test food and can be used as a novice or non-expert to set the standard bar to for my expert. In the case of this experiment, my non-expert identified the correct applesauce 14 out of 20 times (70%) the experiment was conducted.
Participant B, also a part of my group of friends and family members, is the main subject of this study. He both ordained himself as an expert and presented me with the challenge to test his ability to differentiate between the two brands of applesauce. Subject B claims to have more discriminating taste and has a bias/preference for Motts applesauce.