Diet Coke and Regular Coke Weight

Running Head: Diet Coke vs. Regular Coke Weight

Statistical Research Conducted at Taft College

Arty Sanchez

Taft College

Brian Jean

Abstract
Research was gathered and collected for the weight of both diet and regular coke. Fifteen diet coke cans and fifteen regular coke cans the same size were selected randomly with random integer key on our calculators and were weighed with the same scale. The research was performed to see if regular coke weighs more than diet coke. The results and information shown below explain our research and support our hypotheses.

Introduction
Does diet Coke weigh less than regular Coke? Our experiment of quantitative variables weighing 15 randomly chosen cans of diet Coke and regular Coke; after being weighed our data shows that diet Coke does weigh less than regular Coke.

Materials & Methods

The materials we used to collect our data were creating a simple random sample with our calculator to generate random numbers to figure out which numbered cans we were to use. We also used a weighing scale that measured the cans weight in kilograms. While weighing the cans we recorded the data on our worksheet keeping the Coke and diet Coke information separated.

Results
The mean weight of regular coke is 373.45kg and the mean weight for diet coke is 357.97kg. the standard deviation of regular coke is 2.13 and the standard deviation for diet coke is 2.35. there is a big difference in the data analysis that supports my hypothesis that regular coke weighs more than diet coke.

The frequency distribution table for regular coke shown above lets us know what the relative frequency and frequency distributions are of the regular coke data. This frequency distribution table shows that the biggest percent of relative frequency is .26% which falls between the weight of 372.2 kg and 374.2kg.

The stem and leaf plot shown above for regular Coke shows that the data for regular Coke is Bimodal.

Discussion
There is difference in weight between regular coke and diet coke because regular coke has more sugar than diet coke, which increases the weight of the soda while diet Coke has less the amount of sugar as regular coke does which lowers the weight of the soda.

Can Number

Regular Coke Weight (kg)

Can Number

Diet Coke Weight (kg)

9 4 16 27 6 28 12 1 39 36 11 31 5 10 25

373.10 372.16 372.16 373.89 376.43 377.23 376.79 373.28 372.09 370.25 371.15 371.37 374.40 372.47 375.00

60 32 7 26 42 23 53 47 2 25 24 15 12 16 51

375.42 358.90 358.78 360.85 359.96 356.28 358.58 355.42 357.25 352.69 361.80 356.65 357.16 360.73 357.22

Variable (Coke) Diet

Sample Size 15

Sample Mean 357.979 3

MinX

Q1

Med

Q3

MaxX

352.69

356.65

357.42

359.96

361.80

Regular

15

373.451 3

370.25

372.090

373.10

375.00

377.23

The Statistical analysis shows the differences in weight between regular coke and diet coke.

These box and whisker plots show a significant difference in weight. Regular coke seems to be heavier than diet coke according to our data.