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. 2005 Dec 24;331(7531):1512–1514. doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7531.1512

Table 2.

Shape of glass and amount of alcohol poured by bartender under low attention and high attention conditions

Mean (SD) amount poured (ml)
Significance
Tall, slender glass
Short, wide glass
Glass shape
Attention
Attention × glass shape
Drink Low attention High attention Average Low attention High attention Average F value P value F value P value F value P value
All drinks 47.9 (2.6) 44.9 (2.4) 46.4 59.4 (10.8) 49.7 (3.7) 54.6 31.91 <0.01 20.19 <0.01 9.16 <0.01
Rum 48.1 (2.6) 45.2 (3.6) 46.7 60.2 (11.3) 48.4 (4.9) 54.3 24.43 <0.01 22.44 <0.01 11.86 <0.01
Vodka 47.5 (2.9) 44.6 (3.0) 46.0 59.4 (9.9) 49.8 (4.9) 54.6 37.38 <0.01 20.77 <0.01 10.23 <0.01
Whiskey 46.9 (3.8) 44.7 (3.0) 45.8 58.7 (11.2) 50.8 (5.0) 54.8 29.81 <0.01 10.58 <0.01 5.88 <0.05
Gin 49.1 (4.7) 45.0 (4.2) 47.1 59.5 (13.8) 49.8 (6.6) 54.7 15.15 <0.01 12.82 <0.01 3.68 0.08