Does the presence of popular cartoon characters on food packages influence children's food choices? A study asked 40 young children (ages four to six) to taste two small pieces of Graham crackers coming from packages with or without popular cartoon characters, and to indicate whether the two foods tasted the same or one tasted better. Unknown to the children, the crackers were the same both times. The table displays the findings.
Taste preference Number of children Percent
Without character 3 7.5
Taste the same 15 37.5
With character 22 55.0
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(a) Identify the individuals and the variable or variables in the study. Drag the answer tokens to the correct column.
Individuals:
all young children
the young children ages four to six
the young children who eat Graham crackers
Variable(s):
the cartoon character on the box
taste preference