Overview

The below chart shows which of the popular items on the McDonalds menu have the largest price per calorie (defined as: total item price/total item calories). As you can see, the the side salad comes in as the most expensive item on a price per calorie basis, whereas the sausage biscuit is the cheapest item on a price per calorie basis. All prices in USD for the state of Michigan.

R Squared Between Price & Total Calories = 0.6

The following scatter plot shows the linear relationship between the price of an item and its total caloric value. As shown, the two variables are moderately correlated.

Top 10 Cheapest Items: Price Per Calorie

Top 10 Most Expensive Items: Price Per Calorie

Complete Ranked Reference Table

Price data was found here. Caloric values were found here.

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