Table 3

Regression coefficients with p values examining the effects of sensory attribute intensity ratings on hedonic ratings in different models

Sensory attribute	Model 1	Model 2	Model 3	Model 4	Model 5	Model 6	Model 7
Sweetness	13.37	–	–	–	10.50	10.41	10.32
Sweetness	p=0.000	–	–	–	p=0.005	p=0.007	p=0.007
Coolness	–	6.06	–	–	4.49	4.73	4.74
Coolness	–	p=0.007	–	–	p=0.038	p=0.032	p=0.027
Bitterness	–	–	−7.09	–	−7.07	–	−3.27
Bitterness	–	–	p=0.011	–	p=0.003	–	p=0.244
Harshness	–	–	–	−8.05	–	−8.25	−6.18
Harshness	–	–	–	p=0.024	–	p=0.013	p=0.121
R²	9.6%	6.4%	6.5%	8.1%	18.8%	20.8%	21.7%

All of the ratings on six flavours from 31 participants were aggregated to run these regression models (total N=186). Intraclass correlations were corrected for to estimate correct SEs because the ratings were correlated within the same participants.