Statistics
Team Project
Cherry Butcher
Michelle Jacobs
Jonathan Roberts
Melissa Kesler
Maggie Sharifan
Chicken Nuggets At Fast
Food Restaurants
Statement
 Can
the number of calories be determined
by the grams of fat per serving size?
Hypothesis
The number of calories can be
determined by the number of grams
of fat.
Chicken Nugget Statistics At Fast
Food Restaurants
Fast Food Restaurants
Fat Content (g)
Calories
Wendy’s
12
180
McDonald’s
12
190
Burger King
11
180
Jack In The Box
24
563
Chick -Fil-A
6
130
KFC
14
340
Carl’s Jr
14
270
Dairy Queen
25
593
Sonic
11
198
Arby’s
12
260
A&W
15
300
Popeye’s
12
220
# of Calories / Grams of fat in Chicken Nuggets
700
600
# of Calories
500
400
300
200
100
0
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
Fat (in grams)
Positive Linear Relation Does Exist
r = 0.9576 ( > Table II r = 0.576)
Summary Output
r
= 0.9576
 Intercept = -89.99791667
 X Variable = 26.809375
 Y = 26.809375(x) + (-89.997917)
Line Plot
Best Fit Line Plot
700
600
Calories
500
400
Observed Y
Predicted Y
300
200
100
0
0
5
10
15
Fat (in grams)
20
25
30
Residual Output
Observation
Predicted Y
Residuals
1
231.7145833
-51.71458333
2
231.7145833
-51.71458333
3
204.9052083
-24.90520833
4
553.4270833
9.572916667
5
70.85833333
59.14166667
6
285.3333333
54.66666667
7
285.3333333
-15.33333333
8
580.2364583
12.76354167
9
204.9052083
-6.905208333
10
231.7145833
28.28541667
11
312.1427083
-12.14270833
12
231.7145833
-11.71458333
Scatterplot
Scatterplot of Residuals
80
60
40
20
Chicken Nuggets
0
0
-20
-40
-60
5
10
15
Predictions
X
Equation
Y
8
Y=26.809375(8) + -89.997917
124.447083
10
Y=26.809375(10) + -89.997917
178.095833
13
Y=26.809375(13) + -89.997917
258.523958
23
Y=26.809375(23) + -89.997917
526.617708
Conclusion
There was a strong correlation between the
number of calories based on the grams of fat, as
evidenced by the high value of r = .09576.
References
 http://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en/food/full_
menu/chicken/mcnuggets.html
 http://www.wendys.com/food/Nutrition.jsp
 http://redesign.bk.com/en/us/menu-
nutrition/index.html