Question 14.115

cerealnutrition

25. The data in the accompanying table represent the nutritional ratings of breakfast cereals for three manufacturer brands.11 The data were selected independently and randomly. Test whether the population median nutritional rating differs by manufacturer, using level of significance

Table 14.72: Nutritional ratings of breakfast cereals
Cereal Manufacturer Nutritional
rating
Just Right Fruit & Nut Kellogg's 36.4715
Corn Chex Ralston-Purina 41.4450
Count Chocula General Mills 22.3965
Rice Krispies Kellogg's 40.5602
Wheat Chex Ralston-Purina 49.7874
Product 19 Kellogg's 41.5035
Honey Nut Cheerios General Mills 31.0722
Apple Jacks Kellogg's 33.1741
Kix General Mills 39.2411
Double Chex Ralston-Purina 44.3309
Triples General Mills 39.1062
Rice Chex Ralston-Purina 41.9989
Raisin Nut Bran General Mills 39.7034
Just Right Crunchy
Nuggets
Kellogg's 36.5237
Raisin Bran Kellogg's 39.2592
Frosted Flakes Kellogg's 31.4360
Cinnamon Toast Crunch General Mills 19.8236
Almond Delight Ralston-Purina 34.3848