The statistical framework is useful but worked numerical examples include errors. Use independently checked analysis, not copied answer tables.
Use simple statistics to check repeatability and difference claims without converting a small blend trial into a universal ranking.
Statistical procedures help separate sample, panelist, replication, and chance effects, but significance does not replace judgment and results remain bounded by test design, data quality, and assumptions.
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Chapter 5 — Statistical Analysis
Fresh consecutive source reading completed September 28, 2026. Locator corrected to the supplied 753-sheet PDF; screen counters were previously mislabeled printed pages. Paraphrase checked against its source context. The statistical framework is useful but worked numerical examples include errors. Use independently checked analysis, not copied answer tables.
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Evidence
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Location and context
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