Purpose:
Once I determined my research paper would be on the topic of the vegetarian diet, I had to think about what I wanted to explore with my research. Through much deliberation, I decided that the purpose of my research project would be to explore the benefits and consequences of a vegetarian diet and how it compares to other types of diets. Using a survey I looked at the lifestyle choices of actual people. My survey was designed to help me establish the eating habits and preferences of around fifty different every day people ranging from mothers and fathers to children to college students.
The main information that my survey was intended to accumulate was the number of vegetarians versus non-vegetarians. The questions asked were used to gauge those numbers as well as weed out the involuntary restrictions, such as allergies that some people have. One question gives a clear and concise definition of what each and every person consumes and does not consume. Overall, the idea of my survey was to get a real life look into people’s dietary habits and how they identify themselves as eaters. Using the information I collected, I can compare it to other samples of data and capture the attention of the audience for my research project.
To accumulate my completed surveys, I spent a day driving around to find people that I know and asked them to take my survey. The response was positive. I took out seventy surveys and got back fifty-three in return. My response rate was 75.7%.
The main information that my survey was intended to accumulate was the number of vegetarians versus non-vegetarians. The questions asked were used to gauge those numbers as well as weed out the involuntary restrictions, such as allergies that some people have. One question gives a clear and concise definition of what each and every person consumes and does not consume. Overall, the idea of my survey was to get a real life look into people’s dietary habits and how they identify themselves as eaters. Using the information I collected, I can compare it to other samples of data and capture the attention of the audience for my research project.
To accumulate my completed surveys, I spent a day driving around to find people that I know and asked them to take my survey. The response was positive. I took out seventy surveys and got back fifty-three in return. My response rate was 75.7%.