Nutritionists measured the sugar content (in grams) for 32 drinks at Jake’s Java coffee shop. The drinks had a mean sugar content of 18g and a standard deviation of 5g, and the distribution was roughly symmetric. Grande Mocha Cappuccino at Jake’s Java contains 14 g of sugar. a). Calculate the standardized score (z-score) for the Grande Mocha Cappuccino. b) what is the best interpretation for this problem (Please Prioritize answering b question)   Choices for b: A. The drink has 0.8 grams of sugar less than the mean of 32 drinks. B. This drink is 0.8 standard deviation below the mean of the 32 drinks C. About 80% of the drinks have a lower sugar content than this drink D. About 80% of the drinks have higher sugar content than this drink.

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Nutritionists measured the sugar content (in grams) for 32 drinks at Jake’s Java coffee shop. The drinks had a mean sugar content of 18g and a standard deviation of 5g, and the distribution was roughly symmetric. Grande Mocha Cappuccino at Jake’s Java contains 14 g of sugar. a). Calculate the standardized score (z-score) for the Grande Mocha Cappuccino. b) what is the best interpretation for this problem

(Please Prioritize answering b question)

 

Choices for b:

A. The drink has 0.8 grams of sugar less than the mean of 32 drinks.

B. This drink is 0.8 standard deviation below the mean of the 32 drinks

C. About 80% of the drinks have a lower sugar content than this drink

D. About 80% of the drinks have higher sugar content than this drink.

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