SAT math question

Question

Reseacher in australia carried out experiment to know how coffee mug color effects the rating of people about its flavor intensity. On the basis of the results from different volunteers, the researchers concluded that the mean flavour intensity rating for those who drank coffee in white mug was greater than that of black. what can be concluded.

 

1. colour was the cause of difference in intensity and can be accounted for all coffee drinkers

2. colour was the cause of difference in intensity but it is not accountable to all coffee drinkers

Answer 1

This is not an SAT Math question but more like statistics. But based off the information from the question,

the answer is

(2) colour was the cause of the difference in intensity but it is not accountable to all coffee drinkers

People have their personal preferences of coffee. There are more factors to drinking coffee, than just simply from the color of a mug. Some people like to add sugar and milk. There are also different types of coffee such as hazelnut, green mountain, black, ... etc.