Conclusion and Discussion…………………………………………………………...pg7-8
Introduction:
In light if the sky rocketing price of gas across America, the current feud overseas, and the fact I work at a fuel ethanol plant; I chose to conduct a survey which revolves around gasoline consumption. I conducted the survey at my place of work, Chippewa Valley Ethanol in Benson, MN, over the past couple of months. The targeted population included a wide variety of men and women of different ages whom I work with, along with their spouses. I felt this topic was very interesting and could provide some insight about how much we Americans spend on gasoline to get around, as well as, how the car we drive effects gasoline consumption.
Survey:
1) Are you male or female?
a. Male
b. Female
2) How old are you?
a. 18-27
b. 28-37
c. 38-47
d. 48-57
3) Are you married?
a. Yes
b. no
4) How many children do you have?
a. 0
b. 1
c. 2
d. 3 or more
5) In what way are you employed?
a. Not employed
b. Part time
c. Full time
d. retired
6) Do you own a vehicle?
a. Yes
b. No
7) What is the year of the vehicle?
a. 1980-1989
b. 1990-1999
c. 2000-2008
8) What is the type of the vehicle?
a. 4 door sedan
b. 2 door car
c. Pick-up truck
d. SUV
e. Suburban
f. Sports car
g. van
9) Estimate the gas mileage of the vehicle?
a. 10-15
b. 16-25
c. 26-35
d. 36 or more
10) How far of a commute?
a. 1-10 miles
b. 11-20 miles
c. 21-30 miles
d. 31 or more miles
11) What is the size of the gas tank in your vehicle?
a. 8-10 gallons
b. 11-13 gallons
c. 14-16 gallons
d. 17 or more gallons
12) How often do you get gas?
a. 1-2 days
b. 3-4 days
c. 5-6 days
d. 7 or more days
13) Rate the overall performance of your car
a. Poor
b. Good
c. Excellent
Results:
1)
Male
Female
Gender
30
20
2)
18-27
28-37
38-47
48-57
Age (years)
8
25
14
3
3) yes no
Marital status
33
17
4)
0
1
2
3 or more
Number of children
18
7
16
9
5) not part full retired
Employment
0
12
38
0
6) yes no
Vehicle
50
0
7)
1980-1989
1990-1999
2000-2008
Vehicle year
3
18
29
8)
4 door
2 door pick up truck
SUV
Suburban van sports car
Vehicle type
8
0
15
13
2
11
1
9)
10-15
16-21
22-27
28-33
Gas mileage (miles per gallon)
14
18
13
5
10)
1-10
11-20
21-30
31 or more
Commute (miles)
18
11
15
6
11)
8-10
11-13
14-16
17 or more
gas tank (gallons)
0
5
25
20
12)
1-2
3-4
5-6
7 or more
buy gas (days)
17
24
9
0
13) poor good excellent vehicle performance
8
22
20
Analysis:
From the results you can see that 30 males and 20 females took the survey. The average person sampled was between 28 and 37 years old, married, employed full time, and owns their own vehicle form the 21st century. Of these vehicles the majority were four wheel drive, with an average gas mileage between 16 and 21 mpg, with a gas tank holding between 14 and 16 gallons. I focused the majority of the analysis around the reported miles per gallon each sample reported, along with the type of car they reported they drive.
lower class upper class
Frequency
Midpoint f*M cum freq f*M^2 class
9) gas mileage
10
15
14
12.5
175
14
2187.5
10-15
