·
Marijuana Use in Cal Poly Students: A
Statistical Analysis
To
estimate the proportion of Cal Poly students who currently use marijuana and to
compare the proportions of males and females.
·
See a Quarter, Pick it Up?
To
observe whether more males or females would tend to reach down and pick up a
quarter more often off the ground during high traffic and low traffic times.
·
Comparing New Frontiers and
Albertson’s
To
compare regular priced and sales priced items between Albertsons and New
Frontiers.
·
Where do you like to study?
To
find out whether or not there is a relationship
between gender/academic college and preference of studying on campus or off
campus among the Cal Poly student body.
·
Telling Time
To find out whether there is a difference in how well
men and women tell the passage of time. We also observed whether unintentional
body language presented by the researcher affects how well the subjects tells
the passage of time.
·
Cell Phone Inquiry
To
determine the relationship between age and when subjects received his or her
first cell phone and whether having an older sibling makes a difference.
·
Did you just cut me off?
To
see is a person reacts to being cut in line by a specific gender and whether
males and females respond differently.
·
Bathroom Balance: A statistical
investigation of bathroom stall choice
I
try to switch up which stall I visit in the bathroom with each trip, but I
wondered if other people do the same, or if most people tend to go to a certain
stall in the bathroom more than others.
To determine
whether a greater proportion of vehicles stop at the stop sign in front of the
University Police Department (UPD) compared to the stop sign in front of Mott
Gym on the Cal Poly Campus.
To find out if
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo male or female students are more likely to lend a
phone to a stranger. Does saying “please” help?
To find out
whether Cal Poly students who were in a relationship tended to have a lower GPA
than the students who are not in a relationship.
To learn more
about the way Kinesiology students view their own health compared to students
in other majors.
To find out
two things about the students’ etiquette. One was whether male or females
were more likely to say thank you when someone holds the door for them. The
other was whether or not the time of day was related to people’s politeness.
To find out if
different types of outfits at different times of the day would affect whether
San Luis Obispo residents would give up some change downtown.
To see if
students respond negatively to a sloppy handwritten survey versus a typed
survey. Also, to see if having a job is related to GPA.
To research
whether or not the students at Cal Poly look both ways when crossing the
crosswalks on campus.
To find out
whether or not seeing the jelly beans before they are eaten helps with being
able to correctly determine the flavor. Also, whether or not smoking
appears to hinder the ability.
The
study examined whether different types of music affected the number of visual
images recalled as well as looking at differences based on the type and
location of the images and the gender of the subject.
The
project estimated the proportion of people on the Cal Poly campus that actually
stop at stop signs and differences between males and females and among types of
vehicles.
In
waving to strangers at Farmer’s Market, does the gender of the waver or the wavee appear to influence whether someone waves back?
Does
the gender of the greeting instigator or the type of clothing affect whether
someone responds or how much they have to say?
Compared
the GPAs of students who did and did not have a job and whether the job effect
differed between males and females.
To
determine whether students who study in the Kennedy Library or the University
Union have a higher average GPA.
To
see how often Cal Poly students and faculty recycle on campus during the UU
hour. Does the likelihood differ between males and females or between
northern and southern CA students?
To
evaluate whether or not individuals in downtown San Luis Obispo would donate
money to a homeless person and to examine the motivate that lies beneath a
person’s decision (e.g., type of sign, gender)
A
statistical inquiry into the reactions and responses of subjects offered a
lollipop by a stranger; more specially, the likelihood that a given subject
will accept this free treat (e.g., gender, proximity of company, number of
lollipops presented)
To
explore the bottled water drinking trends of the residents of Mustang Village
and their ability to correctly identify tap water and bottled water.
To
determine whether putting the extra effort into formatting generally earns a
better grade as opposed to simply hand-writing assignments.
An
experimental study to analyze two variables (gender and urgency of request)
affecting Cal Poly student’s willingness to allow a stranger to borrow their
cell phone.
To
study how Cal Poly students, in regards to their locale in California, differ
amongst each other in their attitudes and perspectives towards professional and
collegiate sports. Does one region seem to populate more sports fanatics
than the other? Is one region more likely to produce sports fans who support a
collegiate or professional sports team from that region?
Examined
elementary school children and the choices made (e.g., salad or not) in the
lunch line and whether males and females have different preferences.
Compared
the proportion of stops in front of the Cal Poly police station vs. in front of
the Cal Poly gym
How
do three different weather sources in the San Luis Obispo County area compare
to each other?
This
study examines is there is a relationship between the number of pairs of shoes
and the daily amount of television watched by a typical Cal Poly freshman.
This
study evaluates the difference in overall perceptions of Cal Poly freshmen living
on campus when posed with a negatively and neutrally worded question.
Does
the amount of caffeine consumed have a relationship with how much sleep one
obtains? Who consumes more caffeine, males or females?
To
determine which groups of students read the Mustang Daily most.
To
find out if Cal Poly freshman girls have a preference of the scent of a t-shirt
worn by a male or the scent of a freshly clean t-shirt. And whether the
freshman girls prefer the scent of cologne to the scent of a male.
This
study was conducted to investigate the proportion of Ugg-boot-owning
female students at Cal Poly, and whether or not there is a n association
between brand name owned and region the student is from.
This
study focus on stereotypes associated with the College of Engineering by
students at Cal Poly.
To
see whether Cal Poly freshmen from south of San Luis Obispo sat “the” in front
of their freeway numbers more than those from north of San Luis Obispo.
To
find out whether or not a majority of Cal Poly students would be willing to
date their best friend if he or she were an attractive member of their desired
gender, and to find out whether females are more likely than males to say they
would.
To
find out if water bottle packaging has an influence on Cal Poly Students water
preference.
To
find out the proportions of each color of hearts in a regular bag of small Necco Sweethearts Conversation Hearts and to compare the
proportions of the hearts that say more romantic comments to other phrases.
To
see how male and female college freshmen differ in their cell phone usage.
To
observe the stopping habits of drivers on the Cal Poly Campus – is there a
difference between the stopping habits of men and women?
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Conducted
a survey to determine why fewer men go into teaching.
Conducted
an experiment to determine whether the addition of glucose enhanced the
survivability of Swiss-Webster mice embryos past the blastocyst
stage.
Does
dress affect the way people treat you? Does the location of the door affect how
a person might respond? And do men and women respond differently, across
all locations, to having the door opened for them by a young woman?
Is
there a difference in mean time of commercials during prime time on network
stations and cable stations? Also, is there a difference in mean time of
commercials on weeknight and weekends during prime time?
To
discuss the results of a study on female vegetarian and omnivorous students
aged 18-22 based on their percent of vitamin B12 and iron intake as compared to
the RDA for each of these nutrients. Also to see whether vegetarians or
omnivores take more multivitamin supplements.
To
study the effects of coconut coir on vegetative cutting propagation and
establishment of Nemesia Sunsatia
var. "Banana"
An
observational study of surfboard length vs. save height and other factors for
Pismo Beach Surfers during Oct., 2004.
To
see if there is a statistically significant difference between female's and
male's strength and aerobic capacity as they are going through puberty.
An
observational study to explore children's candy preference with regard to high
fat/high sugar versus high sugar selection.
Observations
collected in 2004 were compared to prior results from 1973 in terms of cadium and phosphorus levels for different soil types and
at different depths.
To
determine if a taste difference could be detected between the two types of
chocolate milks (Atkins and regular), which milk was preference, and if price
was a concern. Results will compared across students from different
colleges on campus.
To
see whether Political Science or History majors were more likely to have voted
in the 2004 election. Also explored which issues these voters were most
concerned about.
To
investigate the college GPA of individuals and whether or not they have been in
a serious dating relationship.
To
investigate Cal Poly students with regards to their interest in organic foods
and to evaluate factors (cost, appearance, health choices, taste) that
influence their choice or organic versus non-organic foods.
To
increase awareness and understanding of differences or similarities of basic
knowledge of political history, concepts and ideas between men and women as
well as between different academic disciplines.
· Who Bicycles to Campus?
What
proportion of Cal Poly students ride a bicycle to school? What is the
mean distance that people live from school?
· Geographic Knowledge at Cal Poly
To
search for any relationship that may exist between geographical knolwedge and students' year in school, gender, or
students' college.
· Who Stops to Pet the Dog?
To
determine whether or not one gender stops more often to pet a dog, including
according to the gender of the owner.
· The Muffin Complex
We
wanted to determine if the order in which someone tasted something affected
their opinion of which they preferred. Would the first taste of the same food
taste better than the second taste?
· The Stroop
Task
To
measure the effects of automatic and double processing. In particular to
see if the original results of the task differ when we switch the order of the
conditions. We were also curious to see if boys or girls have a faster
total time for both conditions.
· How Will You Get Home?
To
determine whether male or female drivers are more likely to give a male student
a ride home and if this changed between daytime and evening.
· M&Ms Study
To
find the mean number of M&M's in each bag. We also wanted to find the
proportion of our favorite color, blue, in the bags.
· Nail Polish Challenge
Do
"long-lasting" nail polishes live up to their advertising
claims? Which lasts longer - an expensive "long wearing" polish
or an inexpensive "long-wearing" polish?
· Tropical Starburst
To
determine if there was a relationship between gender and the favorite choice of
Tropical Starburst chosen.
· Can You Hear Me Now?
To
find the proportion of Cal Poly students who own a cell phone and how many
minutes they spend on their cell phones if they own one. We will see if
there is a difference in the average amount of minutes spent on the phone
between male and females.
· Who Ya Gonna Call?
To
determine whether or not Cal Poly students have a preference in their pizza
joints, and if so, which pizza joint do they prefer?
· Cal Poly Library Usage
Do
males and females use the library the same amount of time? Do upper
classmen use the library more often than underclassmen?
· Let's Get Physical
Is
there a relationship between year at Cal Poly and the amount a student works
out?
· Hair and GPA
To
see if there was an association between people's natural hair color and their
G.P.A., and to see if people who dyed their hair were necessarily smarter than
people who did not dye their hair.
· Got Milk?
To
find whether or not drinking milk directly affects the amount of chocolate one
will eat during one sitting?
· Bowling Ball Weight and Performance
Is
there an association between the weight of a bowling ball and a person's score?
· How Cal Poly Students Choose Their
Breakfast Cereal
To
observe how Cal Poly students choose their cereal; we looked at the
relationship between the student's major and the most important element when
choosing a cereal.
· The Mozart Effect
We
conducted an experiment to see if the music of Mozart will have any positive
effect on recall. Additionally, we were testing to see if gender had an
effect on those who listened to Mozart or in silence.
· Starbucks vs. Julian's
Do
taste and convenience influence the decision of Cal Poly coffee drinkers?
· Cell Phones in the Classroom
Of
all Cal Poly students who own cell phones, do most students tend to leave the
ringer on or off during class? Of those students who leave the ringer on,
do female students do it more frequently than male students?
· Burger King vs. McDonald's
To
see which restaurant is more popular, Burger King or McDonald's. Also, we
wanted to know if people would change their opinion if the meal was free.
· Make-up or No Make-up, That is the
Question
Is
there a difference between the preference of freshman males and elementary
school boys in regards to women wearing make-up? Do Cal Poly males prefer
make-up?
· El Corral Bookstore vs. Aida's
bookstore
To
discover which local college bookstore provided books to students at the
cheapest price, considering both new and used prices.
· Frozen Yogurt
To
see if the proportion of frozen yogurt buyers who are female is higher at
Bali's on Higuera or Bali's on Foothill
· Recess!
To
find out if the recess activities that elementary school students how list as
their favorite are the same activities that college students said were there
favorites when they were in elementary school, to see if there are differences
among generations or differences among gender.
· Hours of Sleep vs. GPA
To
see if there is an association between amount of sleep of a Cal Poly study
living on campus and his or her current GPA
· Comparison of Breakfast Choices
To
determine which breakfast food, donuts or bagels, is preferred by Cal Poly
freshmen living on campus. We were particularly interested in comparing
the preferences of girls to boys.
· How Many Elementary Students Know
Their Parents' Ages
To
find out if students actually knew their mother's age vs. how many students
know their father's age.
· Drinking Habits
To
discover how drinking habits change as the transition from senior year of high
school to freshman year at Cal Poly takes place.
· Usage of Instant Messengers
To
compare the amount of time freshmen males and females living in Cal Poly's
Yosemite Hall dorms actually spend engaged in conversation on an instant
messenger service on an average weekday.
· Are You Willing to Take a Survey?
To
conduct an experiment testing people's willingness to take a survey.
· The Chocolate Study
To
find out whether Cal Poly students prefer Ghiradelli
or Nestle semi-sweet chocolate chips and whether Cal Poly students who identify
themselves as chocolate lovers prefer Ghiradelli or
Nestle semi-sweet chocolate chips.
· Gender and Advertising
Are
Cal Poly males better than Cal Poly females at recognizing what ads are trying
to sell? Do males and females identify what ads are advertising from one
of the three categories of advertising, men's cologne, alcohol, and clothing, m
ore often than another?
· Appearance Discrimination?
Do
looks dictate the type of treatment/service you get in a retail store? We
want to know if the way you dress is an indicator of the existence of a
response and if so, what type of response you'll get in a "respected"
retail store.
· Which Brand do you Prefer?
Does
sex determine the toliet paper brand Cal Poly
students prefer?
· To Bless or not Bless?
An
observational study as to the proportion of Cal Poly students who make a polite
comment upon hearing a stranger sneeze. This is also an exploration into
any associations between gender and location with this issue.
· Can I Have Some Change for a Phone
Call?
To
see if people are more likely to give change to a woman to make a phone call
than a man, and if men really are more lilkely to
give the change than the women.
· Drinking Habits of College Freshmen
Living on Campus
Do
freshmen in the cement dorms drink more than those in the brink? Do
freshmen girls on campus drink more than freshmen boys on campus? Which
college has the most on campus freshmen that drink? How many freshmen
have alcohol in their dorm room?
· Bounty vs. Brawny
An
experiment to compare Bounty paper towels to Brawny paper towels to see which
paper towel cleans up spills and absorbs liquids better.
· Dorm Smarts
To
investigate the common knowledge of freshmen living in the dorms at Cal
Poly. We will also find out if there is an association between the
correct responses of different categories for freshmen living in the specified
major dorms and the mixed freshmen dorms at Cal Poly.
· The Truth About Driving Under the Influence
at Cal Poly
To
inform the students at Cal Poly of the level of driving under the influence
occurring amongst our peers.
· Show Me The Survey!
To
determine whether the way we dress affects whether people want to take a survey.
Also examined if the time of day has an effect on the people who want to take a
survey.
· How Do You Rate President Bush's Job
Performance?
To
see whether there is a relationship between Cal Poly students' approval rating
of President Bush and who they voted for in the election. Also to find
the proportion of students who approve and disapprove of the president's tax
cut and his handling of the spy-plane incident with China.
· In or Out In and Out
To
find out whether it is faster to walk in or drive through fast food
restaurants, as well as to figure out if there is consistency between the two
throughout the week.
· The Battle of Stain Removers
To
discover whether name brand stain removers are worth the few cents more that
they cost than generic stain removers; we also tested whether it was easier for
them to remove stains of solids or stains of liquids.
· 007, The World is Not Enough
Is
the randomization script for the multiplayer section in Bond 2 actually random?
Are each of the 13 levels for the multiplayer game equally likely to be
chosen by the randomization script in the game?
· Does Height Relate to Bull Riding
Performance?
To
determine the relationship between the heights and times of bull riders to see
if the height of a rider is associated with the amount of time he will stay on
the bull.
· Cal Poly Student Housing
To
assess the housing situations of Cal Poly students by looking at their rent,
housing type, overall rating of current housing situations, and problems of the
current housing situation.
· Marijuana and Your Academic
Performance
To
survey first year Cal Poly students and see if there is an association between
the student's cumulative Cal Poly GPA, SAT score, and marijuana smoking.
· Downtown Draw
To
study how long students spend downtown and what exactly brings them there.
· Cal Poly Cars
To
see if there was a relationship between the types of vehicles that staff
members and students at Cal Poly drive. We compared the numbers of
foreign and domestic vehicles for each group, as well as whether the vehicle
was a car, truck, or SUV.
· Hepatitis-C Survey
To
test and see how aware the San Luis Obispo City population is on Hepatitis-C.
· Is there a Difference in Body Image
between Greeks and Non-Greeks? A Statistical Analysis
To
analyze the difference in body image between participants and non-participants
of the Greek system at Cal Poly. Factors measured will aim to
determine the presence of an association between participation in the Greek
system and health factors/self-perception.
· Analysis of Two Fertilizers Based on
Plant Growth
The
purpose of this experiment is to discover the best fertilizer (UN32 or Ammonium
Nitrate) for increasing plan growth.
· Survey on Aids Support Network
Awareness
To
help the AIDS Support Network to determine the knowledge of local teachers on
the issue of AIDS, Hepatitis C, and the available resources of the AIDS Support
Network.
· What Do Stop Signs Really Mean on the
Cal Poly Campus?
To
determine what proportion of drivers on the Cal Poly Campus come to a complete
stop at stop signs and how the presence of pedestrians affects that proportion.
· How Often Do You Go Home?
To
determine what influenced how many times Cal Poly students go home in one
month.
· Sold Short?
To
determine the accuracy of the stated weight and serving size on a box of
generic brand cereal compared to a name brand cereal.
· The Statistics of M&M's
To
compare sample proportion of red M&M's to the projection proportion of .20
stated by Mars.
· Wet or Dry Campus?
An
analysis of the association between the Cal Poly population preferences between
a wet or dry campus, their group affiliation and parental drinking
behavior.
· Leadership Skills in Demand
To
evaluate eight categories of leadership skills by means of a questionnaire
provided by Cal Poly Leads, an on-campus leadership program. The goal is
to prove that these eight categories differ in terms of importance.
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· Ahh… Choo: A
Study of Politeness
Do
Cal Poly students respond when they hear someone sneeze? Does the gender
of those observed have an effect on the response?
· Does Mozart Affect Memory?
To
find out the overall effect that listening to Mozart had on people’s
memorization skills.
· GPA and Fitness
Is
the amount of time one spends working out a good predictor of GPA? Do students
who tend to organize their time in one area of their life also tend to set
aside time in other areas; for example, do they also set aside a time to work
out if they work out at all?
· The Upper Body Endurance of Cal Poly
Students
To
determine the upper body endurance of Cal Poly students.
· Is There Really a Difference and Who
Can Tell Anyway?
To
decide whether Cal Poly students can tell the difference between the colas,
Coke and Pepsi; and the uncolas, 7-Up and Sprite.
This experiment will also demonstrate whether the same amount of Cal Poly
students can tell the difference between the colas as the uncolas.
· Addicted
What
are the students at Cal Poly more addicted? Are the students at Cal Poly more
addicted to caffeine, working out, alcohol, illegal drugs, or tobacco products?
Do all five of these potential additions have an equal probability of being
chosen if asked in a survey?
· When Will These Commercials End?
To
observe how many commercials we are subjected to when trying to watch
television, if the amount changes between different types of programs and if
the amount changes between afternoon and evening programs.
· “C” is for Cookie
To
discover if there is a distinguishable taste difference between Nestle Toll
House chocolate chips and a generic brand of chocolate chips. We also wanted to
know if gender is associated with the ability to differentiate between the two
brands of chocolate chips.
· Poly Reps New Member Recruitment
To
find out the best way to advertise New Member Recruitment for Poly Reps.
Surveyed students who came for their first interviews during the selection
process.
· Textbook Buying and Selling Trends: A
Study of Students at Cal Poly
To
determine where Cal Poly students buy and sell their textbooks and their
reasons for buying and selling at these locations.
· The Effects of Carl’s Jr. in Downtown
SLO
To
find out if the restaurants downtown have been affected due to the opening of
the new fast food chain Carl’s Jr.
· Best Sellers: Are Online Stores
Cheaper Than Chain Stores?
Are
bestseller books cheaper at online retailers, including shipping chargers, or
chain store retailers?
· Caffeine
Does
class time have any effect on caffeine consumption and in what form do students
get their caffeine, soda or coffee?
· Campus Dining
To
determine which places students preferred to dine and why (based on quality of
food, atmosphere, and service). We selected three of the main campus
dining options: Lighthouse, VG’s, and the Sandwich Factory.
· The Words We Use
To
determine if by living in one region of California versus another contributes
to how often you use certain slang words based on your gender.
· Skittles Statistics: The Truth Behind
the Rainbow
Are
the proportions of colors of Skittles the same? What is the mean number of
Skittles per bag?
· By Choice or By Force
To
find out why students chose the major they are currently in and what might have
affected their choice.
· A Glimpse of the True Stereotypes in
the College of Engineers vs. the College of Liberal Arts
To
compare the character of male students in the College of Engineering and the
College of Liberal Arts, prior to their coming to Cal Poly.
· The Debate Amongst College Students:
Quarter vs. Semester
To
determine what Cal Poly students prefer, quarter or semester? We were also
curious their reasons for picking either one and if there was an association
between the system chosen and their reasons why. We also wanted to
compare the results we attained from our class vs. “randomly” selected people
and three locations on campus to see if their opinions varied.
· The Stroop
Task
To
discover whether men or women could process congruent and incongruent cards
faster and to test which color combination of the incongruent cards caused the
most errors.
· Analysis of Shaving Behavior of Cal
Poly Students
To
analyze various characteristics of the shaving behavior of Cal Poly
students. We started with four hypotheses: Females started shaving at an
earlier age than males; males shave more frequently than females; The longer a
person is in a relationship the less frequently they shave; Younger people
shave more frequently.
· Statistical Analysis of Landscape
Architectural Post Graduate Decisions
To
investigate a possible association in landscape architecture students at Cal
Poly, between their age, gender, environmental background, and chosen career
path.
· How often do Cal Poly students work
out
To
find out how often Cal Poly students exercise per week, and whether they engage
in primarily cardiovascular or weightlifting activities. In particular, which
gender exercises more often, if (as stereotyped) do women tend to do
cardiovascular and men tend to lift weights.
· Does Muscle Add to your Brain?
To
find out if there is a relationship between number of hrs/wk spent in Rec.
Center and GPA, and also whether males or females would tend to spend more
time.
· Are Cal Poly students getting enough
sleep?
How
much sleep do Cal Poly students receive on nights before they have class? Is
there a difference between the sexes? Does the amount of hours worked per week
affect the amount of sleep obtained?
· Water: Do you know what you are
drinking?
Compared
people’s choice of water by taste only with their choice when they know which
water was bottled and which was tap.
· The Omaha or the Air Attack
To
find out if handedness correlates to a specific preference for either the Omaha
or Air Attack bat and if the preference is related to the position played on
the field.
· Pepsi vs. Coke
On
average, do 12 ounce cans of Coke and Pepsi actually contain 12 ounces? Are
they even equal to each other?
· Can the Internet Cause Addiction?
Does
the amount of time spent "surfing" the net correlate to the amount of
hours Cal Poly students spend studying? Does the amount of Internet use relate
to a student’s GPA?
· Sexual Activity, Gender, and
Self-esteem
Is
there an association between sexual activity and self-esteem or between gender
and self-esteem?
· Are you faithful?
Do
people have a tendency to buy candy other than their favorite when they go to
the movies? Do people have a tendency to be more faithful to their type of
favorite candy?
· M&Ms vs. Skittles
To
compare the proportion of red M&M’s to red Skittles
· Would you like to take a survey?
Is
there any relationship between the time that a student begins their class and
their year in school? Do the units and the year in school have any
relationship?
· Play vs. GPA
To
find out if there is a strong correlation between GPA and the number of
activities that Cal Poly Recreation Administration students are involved in. Do
recreation students with high GPA’s participate more or less than those
Recreation students who do not?
· Soft Drink Statistics: Hospital workers
vs. Cal Poly Students and Males vs. Females Choice of Sodas
To
examine the soda choices of hospital workers versus those of Cal Poly students,
including detecting gender differences.
· Study of Life Habits of Cal Poly
Students
The
purpose of this study was to draw an inference of college student’s health
habits based on a sample of students from Cal Poly.
· Collecting Change
To
see if there is a difference in the amount of change received when dressed as a
bum or a well dressed student when asking strangers for change for the phone.
· "No Bikes Allowed"
To
find out if Cal Poly students feel that there is adequate space for bicyclists
and pedestrians on campus.
· SLO Environmental Surveys
To
determine if wording in a question can affect the outcome of the response. The
subject we chose for conducting the survey pertains to the wine industry.
· Active Greeks
To
discover whether there is significant evidence of a relationship between living
in a sorority house and participation in sorority sports.
· How Does Popularity Affect Impression
of Colas?
To
see which cola actually tastes the best taking away outside influences such as
brand name and cost. Also saw if these taste preferences matched people’s
initial preferences.
· WOW Doritos vs. Regular Doritos
To
document whether a group of students could first see a difference between the
two types of chips, and whether another group could detect a difference in the
taste of the two chips.
· The Jansport
Project
To
determine whether or not Jansport backpacks were more
popular than all other brands, and to determine which gender was more attracted
to Jansport.
· Internet usage
To
find out how much time Cal Poly students spend on the Internet utilizing its
various functions (communication, entertainment and research)
· Cal Poly Students’ Drinking
What
proportion of Cal Poly students have missed class as a result of alcohol
consumption? What is the average age Cal Poly students had their first full
drink of alcohol? Is there a correlation between GPA and the amount of alcohol
Cal Poly students drink on average each night?