Factors Affecting Coffee Consumption in Los Angeles

Your Name Subject and Section Professor’s Name March 25, 2019 Statistics Report – Factors Affecting Coffee Consumption in Los Angeles * Project Rubric and Copy of the Essay * Introduction Coffee can be considered as an almost indispensable commodity for a lot of people in this world. It helps us get the ‘kick’ that we need in order to perform the daily tasks that are required of us. In line with this, this study tried to understand the importance of coffee in a very busy city like Los Angeles. This includes the possible relationship between amount of coffee consumption and an individual’s socio-demographic status. To do this, the study utilized a quantitative approach through the use of survey questionnaires. Specifically, data was taken by simply asking random people in the streets to answer survey forms, after asking for the appropriate consent from them. The participants were chosen randomly (random sampling) among all walks of life in order to make sure that the sample population would be representative of the population intended to be studied. * Analyzing the Sample 1 Where do you go to get coffee? The data taken from the respondents of the survey, suggests that most people in Los Angeles, are buying coffee from corporate brands (i.e., Starbucks, Blue Bottle, etc.) as compared to Local Ones. 2 What is your occupation? By simply looking at the graph provided above, it can be construed that most people who are drinking coffee are students, followed by self-employed and those having regular jobs, and lastly those who are unemployed. Nevertheless, it is also worth noting that this kind of discrepancy could be due to external factors that could affect the survey (i.e., semestral period vs vacation). 3 Do you commute for work/school? Most of those who were interviewed commute to work or school. However, this is not directly of a relationship between mode of transportation and coffee consumption. 4 What is your relationship status? A lot of the respondents answered that they are single. On the one hand, this could indicate that single individuals are those who consumes coffee the most. On the other hand, however, it is also worth noting that several extrinsic factors could affect the validity of the data. 5 How many cups of coffee do you drink in a week? The survey result shows that an average person in Los Angeles, consumes about 7.67 cups of coffee per week. Similarly, this number suggest that most people consumes a cup of coffee per day. And, since the median and the mode are almost similar with each other, it only means that the dataset is more or le...