Biology- Watermelon Data

Raw Data:
Weight of watermelon in grams before placement in the solutions
Percent of Salt Concentration 0% 0.20% 0.40% 0.80% 2%

Trial 1 26.21g 29.07g 28.60g 42.02g 37.55g

Trial 2 32.85g 38.02g 27.24g 38.15g 29.67g

Trial 3 33.29g 38.33g 45.29g 34.15g 31.19g

Trial 4 38.08g 30.62g 28.19g 29.20g 33.86g

Trial 5 23.68g 36.26g 35.65g 26.26g 36.26g

Weight of watermelon in grams after placement in the solutions

Percent of Salt Concentration 0% 0.20% 0.40% 0.80% 2%

Trial 1 27.29g 30.44g 29.44g 43.00g 37.72g

Trial 2 34.15g 39.14g 28.19g 38.81g 30.29g

Trial 3 34.87g 39.76g 46.96g 35.65g 31.43g

Trial 4 40.07g 32.44g 29.91g 30.64g 31.84g

Trial 5 24.87g 36.53g 36.75g 26.45g 35.88g

Processed Data:
Differences between the weight of watermelons after placement in the solutions
Salt Concentration: 0% 0.20% 0.40% 0.80% 2.0%
Trial 1 1.08g 1.37g 0.84g 0.98g 0.17g

Trial 2 1.30g 1.12g 0.95g 0.66g 0.62g

Trial 3 1.58g 1.43g 1.67g 1.50g 0.24g

Trial 4 1.99g 1.82g 1.72g 1.44g -2.02g

Trial 5 1.19g 0.27g 1.10g 0.19g -0.38g

Mean 1.43g 1.20g 1.26g 0.95g -0.27g

Percentage change of watermelon weight after placement in the solutions

Percentage of Salt Concentration 0% 0.20% 0.40% 0.80% 2%
Trial 1 4.12% 4.71% 2.94% 2.33% 0.45%
Trial 2 3.81% 2.95% 2.95% 1.73% 2.09%
Trial 3 4.75% 3.73% 3.69% 4.39% 0.77%
Trail 4 5.23% 5.94% 6.10% 4.93% -5.97%
Trial 5 4.99% 0.74% 3.09% 0.72% -1.05%

MEAN 4.58% 3.61% 3.75% 2.82% -0.74%

Standard Deviation 0.597 1.957 1.347 1.786 3.129

T-Test results compared to the control (0%)

Percentage of Salt Concentration 0.20% 0.40% 0.80% 2%

T-calc 1.056 0.826 2.090 3.7363

P-Value 0.322 0.245 0.070 0.0057

A t-test was done to determine if there is a significant difference compared to the mean. The
significant level used is .05. There is not a significant difference in the percentage change of the
weight of watermelon between the control (0%) and the varying amount of salt concentration.
This is applied to 0.20%, 0.40%, and 0.80% of salt concentration. With less than 0.80% salt
concentration, the null hypothesis is accepted because p .05. However, in the 2% salt
concentration solution, there is a significant difference. This leads to the rejection of the null
hypothesis for only the 2% salt solution because p .05.

Null Hypothesis: The amount of salt in the solution will have no effect on the diffusion of water
between the watermelon.
Hypothesis: If there is more salt in the solution, then more water will be diffused out of the
watermelon compared to no salt in the solution.