Caribbean Examination

Council
Mathematics School Based
Assessment

Project Title:

Name of Candidates: Kerona Johnson, Devina Bruce, Harriana Martin, Shennell Findlater
Candidates Numbers:
School: Rusea’s high
Centre Number:
Teacher’s Name:
Territory: Jamaica
Year: 2020
Nb: Devina did nothing
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How does the location of a store affect it prices.

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 Table of Contents

Headings Page#

Tittle Page 2
Introduction 4
Method of Data Collection 5
Presentation of Data 6
Analysis of Data 7
Discussion of Findings 8
Conclusion 9
Appendices 10
References 11

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 Introduction

A store can be defined as a building or part of a building where things such as food,
clothing, furniture’s, appliances and decors are sold to consumers to satisfy wants and needs.
The researchers aim in this project is to find out if the location of a store affects the price
charged, if there are any other factors that influence the price charged, and what can be done
to attract more customers. At the end this research the reasearchers main purpose is to find
out is the locatio0n of a store affects the price charged by comparing two stores located in
different places.

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 Method of Data collection

For this project the researcher collected data using the questionnaire method, as it was
the cheapest and less time consuming of the other methods. A total of Thirty persons took
part in this research with seventeen being female and thirteen being male. The researchers
gave out the questionnaires on Thursday September 26,2019, therefore it took approximately
one week for the researchers to receive back the questionnaires. A total of thirty
questionnaires were issued with each questionnaire containing ten closed ended questions.
All questionnaires were retuned the end of the week.

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 Presentation of Data
Hilo located at Fairview in Montego Bay:
1. How often do you shop at this store?

Bar graph 1. The bar graph above shows how often persons shop at this store.

2. How long does it take you to reach the store from home , school, work,
church, or other store?

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3.On a daily basis how busy is the store

Pie chart 1. The pie chart above shows how busy is the store on a daily basis.

4. Why do you shop at this store .

Linegraph 1. The line graph above show why they shop at the store.

5. How do you get to and from the store?

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Pie chart 2. The pie chart above shows how people get to and from the store.

Hilo located at Church Street in Montego Bay:

1.How often do you shop at this store ?

Bar graph 2. The bar graph above show how often persons shop at this store

2. How long does it take you to reach the store from home , school, work ,
church or other store?

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3.On a daily basis how busy is the store

Pie chart 3. The pie chart above shows how people get to and from the store.

4. Why do you shop at this store .

Linegraph 2. The line graph above show why they shop at the store.

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5. How do you get to and from the store?

Pie chart 4. The pie chart above shows how people get to and from the store.

Analysis of data
They were five graphs which were used for the information collected on our
researched done.

Therefore each graph has an explanation on the graphs used to show

representation of the data collected.
(1)Bar graph 1&2 showed the number of persons who visted the store, however
the most persons visited all the time, which were twelve persons when
compared to bargra the same store but in a different location where 11 person
shop at that store all the time.

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 (2)Table 1&2 was about how long it would took for someone to get to the
store. In addition nine persons took less time to reach to the store located in
Fairview while 11 persons took less time to reach the store located on Church
Street

(3)Pie chart 1&2 shows how busy the store is on a daily basis. In addition 14
persons said that the store located in Fairview was always busy on a daily basis
when compared to the store located on Church Street in which 13 persons says
the store is always busy on a daily basis.

(4) The line graph 1&2 was about why persons shop at this store when
compared to the store located on Church Street .The store located in Fairview
showed that 1 less person shop at the store because of its price when compared
to the store located on Church Street 11 person / 1 more person shop at the store
because of its price .

(5) Pie chart 3&4 ask the customers how do they get to and from the store a
majority of persons stated that they drove to the store located in Hilo when
compared to the store located in Church Street 12 persons said that they drove
to the store which is three less person from the store located in Fairview.

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 Discussion of findings
While it was not expected that the Hilo Supermarket in Fairview prices are
lower then the Hilo Supermarket located on Church Street. Based on the
observation of the charts above it shows that more person shop at the at the Hilo
in Fairview because of some main factor influencing the choices of the
customers like the convenience of the store ,the quality of there products and
others.

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 Conclusion

It was concluded by the researchers that the location of a store does affects its prices.

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 APPENDICES

QUESTIONNAIRES
The following questionnaire is designed to collect data for the topic “Does the
location of a store affects the prices been charged.” Please note your name is not
required.
Please answer the following questions by placing a tick in the box provided next
to the option of your choice or answer in the spaces provided.
(1)Gender
Male ⬜️
Female ⬜️

(2)In which parish do you live?

St.James ⬜️ Westmoreland ⬜️
Hanover ⬜️

(3)To which age group do you belong to?

15 - 20 years ⬜️
21 - 26 years ⬜️
27 - 32 years ⬜️
33 and over years ⬜️

(4)How often do you shop at this store?

All the times ⬜️ Never ⬜️
Sometimes ⬜️
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First time ⬜️

(5)How long does it take to reach to the store from home, school, work,
church or another store?
5 - 10 minutes ⬜️ 45 minutes ⬜️
1 hour ⬜️
2 hours ⬜️

(6)How do you travel to and from the store?

Walk ⬜️
Taxi / Bus ⬜️
Drive ⬜️

(7)On a daily basis how busy is the store?

Always ⬜️ Never ⬜️
Sometimes ⬜️

(8)Why do you shop at this store?

It’s convenience. ⬜️
The quality of the products are great. ⬜️
The store contains the type of items you like. ⬜️
The prices are reasonable. ⬜️

(9) Is the area safe ?

Are there monitored areas? ⬜️
Is the network security strength good? ⬜️
Residential area is the location of the store? ⬜️
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