Much to our pleasant surprise, our hypothesis was strongly supported by our data! Our hypothesis stated that the popsicles' color would directly influence the subjects' perception of flavor. As you can see in the graph, 70.6% of our test subjects perceived the three popsicles to be three different flavors. Additionally, 17.6% thought two popsicles tasted different, which means that altogether almost every subject's results supported our hypothesis. This was precisely the goal of the experiment, and it shows that our setup worked very well. The saltines between each popsicle was likely a huge factor of this outcome, as it allowed the subjects to completely wipe away the flavor from the previous popsicle. The graph below also provides interesting data; we were curious to see which flavor was most commonly perceived by the subjects, and it shows that each color was perceived as the flavor it is most commonly associated with. Overall, our experiment shows that people's taste perception is undoubtedly influenced by color perception.
