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Which error(s) has/have been made in the following reference.
Serafini, M., Bugianesi, R., Maiani, G., Valtuena, S., De Santis, S., & Crozier, A. (2003). Plasma Antioxidants From Chocolate. Nature, 424(6952), 1013-1013.
- article title should be in sentence case
- journal name should be italicized
Which of the following is the correct way to reference the following website:
A) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2022). Listeria outbreak linked to ice cream. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. https://www.cdc.gov/listeria/outbreaks/monocytogenes-06-22/index.html Links to an external site.
B) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2022, July 13). Listeria outbreak linked to ice cream. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. https://www.cdc.gov/listeria/outbreaks/monocytogenes-06-22/index.html Links to an external site.
C) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2022, July 13). Listeria Outbreak Linked to Ice Cream. https://www.cdc.gov/listeria/outbreaks/monocytogenes-06-22/index.html Links to an external site.
D) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2022, July 13). Listeria outbreak linked to ice cream. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. https://www.cdc.gov/listeria/outbreaks/monocytogenes-06-22/index.html Links to an external site.
A and D
Which error(s) has/have been made in the following reference.
What is the correct in-text citation for this reference?
Kroupitski, Y., Pinto, R., Brandl, M. T., Belausov, E., & Sela, S. (2009). Interactions of Salmonella enterica with lettuce leaves. Journal of applied microbiology, 106(6), 1876-1885.
journal title should be in title case & italicized
microbial names should be in italics
(Kroupitski et al., 2009)
Which error(s) has/have been made in the following reference.
Book title: Advances in methods for food authenticity testing
Publication date: 2016
Publisher: Woodhead Publishing
Editor: Gerard Downey
Chapter title: advances in infrared spectroscopy for food authenticity testing
Chapter authors: Rodriguez-Saona, L. E., Giusti, M. M., and Shotts, M.
Chapter page numbers: 35 - 70.
Reference
Rodriguez-Saona LE, Giusti MM, and Shotts M. (2016). Advances in Infrared Spectroscopy for Food Authenticity Testing. In M. Shotts (Ed.), Advances in methods for food authenticity testing (pp. 35 - 70). Woodhead Publishing.
incorrect formatting of names
book title should be in italics
incorrect formatting of editor name
book chapter should be in sentence case
Multiple scientists from different labs conduct the same experiment and compare answers.
This is an example of:
Reproducibility
How many decimal places are considered significant when measuring using this device? Units are in mL.
1
What’s wrong with this graph?
- regression equation and R^2 values are missing
- absorbance is the dependent variable and should therefore be on the y-axis
- axis labels are missing units
- axis numbers have too many decimal places for concentration. 1 decimal place to include the 0.5 would be sufficient
Which measurement tool is the most precise and why?
P1000
Lowest %CV
%CV = SD/mean * 100
What is the correct way to present the mean of the following data set?
7, 8, 7, 8, 6, 7
7.2
One decimal place should be kept if all data points do not have any decimal places. This helps increase the accuracy of our final answer even though the individual points only have 1 sig fig. It is an exception to the sig fig rules.
What is the correct way to present the mean and SD of the following data set?
7.10
7.11
7.12
7.11
7.10
7.11
7.10
7.11 ± 0.008
What is 528 mg of NaCl/L as a percent?
0.0528
How many bacterial cells (log CFU/g) are in the following food product, if the results represent the number of colonies that formed after 100 uL from the dilution tubes were spread plated on an agar surface?
6.43
What is the detection limit (log CFU/g)? (spread plated)
3.00
How much liquid volume is plated for spread plating?
0.1 mL
How much liquid volume is plated for pour plating?
1 mL
How much liquid volume is plated for petrifilm?
1 mL
You want to conduct a milk protein analysis using a casein protein standard curve. Your standard curve will have 8 points and 3 technical replicates and you will also prepare 3 technical replicates of 2 diluted milk samples. 200 µL of BCA reagent will be added to each sample and standard.
What is the minimum volume of BCA reagent you should prepare?
6.6 mL
How many data points should be removed from the following data set (ie. outliers)
7.12
7.26
7.11
7.16
7.14
1
The step(s) in an experiment where standard solutions undergo the same dilution step(s) as the sample(s) being analyzed, should not be included in the final dilution factor.
True or False?
True.
The step(s) in an experiment where standard solutions undergo the same dilution step(s) as the sample(s) being analyzed, should be included in the final dilution factor.
True or False?
False.
- 5 g of a food product was mixed with 90 g of solvent and filtered.
- 5 mL of the filtrate was then added to a 100 mL volumetric flask and water was added up to the 100 mL line.
- 2 mL of this dilution was then added to 5 mL of reagent. The solution was mixed and then the absorbance was measured at 340 nm. No standard curve was needed.
What is the total dilution?
What is the total dilution factor?
Include 3 sig figs.
Total dilution = 0.000752
Total dilution factor = 1330
You want to replace sugar in your cookie recipe with a low-calorie natural sweetener (stevia or monk fruit) but first want to know how the natural sweeteners will influence the texture, colour, and flavour of the product.
How many independent variables are there?
How many dependent variables are there?
How many levels of the independent variable are there?
1 independent variable (natural sweeteners) with 2 levels (stevia, monk fruit)
3 dependent variables (flavour, texture, colour)
If you want to know how thermal processing time (1, 2, 3, 4, 5 min) at 121°C impacts the quality (colour, texture, consumer acceptance) of canned green beans, which statistical test would you use?
One-way ANOVA
In order to statistically compare means using t-test and ANOVAs, the data must be normally distributed and groups need to have equal variance.
True or False?
True.
When you have too many variables to perform a t-test but your samples are paired, you should conduct a:
Repeated measure ANOVA
2-tailed t-tests are more statistically powerful than 1-tailed t-tests.
True or False?
False.
1-tailed t-tests are more statistically powerful than 2-tailed t-tests.
True or False?
True.
paired t-tests are more statistically powerful than independent t-tests.
True or False?
True.
independent t-tests are more statistically powerful than paired t-tests
True or False?
False.
You want to know if your back-titration method for analysing calcium in milk produces the same value as what is stated on the milk carton.
Which t-test do you use?
One-sample
You want to know if bread baked with wheat flour vs. potato flour have different textures.
Which t-test do you use?
Independent
Three replicates from the same bottle of orange juice are tested for vitamin C levels using two different methodologies and you want to know if the methods produced different results.
Which t-test do you use?
Paired
Regarding correlations and linear regressions, both should be tested for statistical significance.
True or False?
True.
Regarding correlations and linear regressions, both describe linear relationships.
True or False?
True.
Regarding correlations and linear regressions, both involve selecting values for the independent variable.
True or False?
False.
Linear regression is used for predicting values of the dependent variable.
True or False?
True.
Linear regression is used for predicting values of the independent variable.
True or False?
False.
What is the range of Pearson’s correlation coefficient (r)?
-1.0 to 1.0
A correlation is an association but an association is not necessarily a correlation.
True or False?
True.
An association can be non-linear whereas a correlation describes a linear relationship.
R^2 measures the average distance that data points fall from the regression line while standard error indicates how many data points are described by the regression equation.
True or False?
False.