COMPARING THE PRICES OF FROZEN YOGURT
STUDENT AUTHOR: ELIZABETH YOUNG
SCHOOL: MANDEVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
2525 SOULT ST.
MANDEVILLE, LOUISIANA 70448
GRADE: 6
TEACHER: JOHN SWANG, PHD
I. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND HYPOTHESIS
I WANTED TO FIND OUT IF A HALF-GALLON OF FROZEN YOGURT WILL
BE CLOSE TO THE SAME PRICE AT DIFFERENT STORES. MY
HYPOTHESIS STATED THAT THE AVERAGE PRICE OF ALL BRANDS OF
FROZEN YOGURT SOLD AT DELCHAMPS WOULD BE CHEAPER THAN THE
AVERAGE PRICES AT THE SIX OTHER STORES IN TOWN.
II. METHODOLOGY
FIRST, I WROTE MY REVIEW OF LITERATURE AND DEVELOPED MY
HYPOTHESIS. NEXT, I WROTE MY METHODOLOGY AND LIST OF
MATERIALS. THIRD, I WENT TO SEVEN STORES AND WROTE DOWN THE
PRICE AND BRAND OF NINE DIFFERENT KINDS OF FROZEN YOGURT
SOLD BY THE HALF-GALLON. AFTER THAT, I COMPARED THE SAME
BRANDS AT THE DIFFERENT STORES. FIFTH, I COLLECTED,
RECORDED, AND ANALYZED MY DATA. FINALLY, I ACCEPTED OR
REJECTED MY HYPOTHESIS AND WROTE MY SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION.
III. ANALYSIS OF DATA
I WENT TO THE FOLLOWING STORES: A&P, ALBERTSON, COROLLAS,
DELCHAMPS, SAIS, SCHWEGMANN, & WINN-DIXIE. I LOCATED THE
FOLLOWING BRANDS OF FROZEN YOGURT SOLD BY THE 1/2 GALLON:
KEMPS, BLUE BELL, BRYERS, BORDEN, SEALTEST, ALBERTSON'S
STORE BRAND, BLUE BUNNY, FLAV-O-RICH, FOOD CLUB. I FOUND
THAT THE MOST EXPENSIVE YOGURT WAS KEMPS COSTING $4.29 AT
WINN-DIXIE. THE LEAST EXPENSIVE BRAND WAS ALBERTSON'S STORE
BRAND AT $2.19. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE MOST EXPENSIVE
(KEMPS AT WINN DIXIE COSTING $4.29) AND THE LEAST EXPENSIVE
(ALBERTSON'S STORE BRAND COSTING $2.19) WAS $2.10. AFTER
AVERAGING THE PRICES OF ALL THE BRANDS AT EACH STORE, I
CONCLUDED THE HIGHEST AVERAGE PRICE WAS AT SAIS ($4.15) AND
THE LOWEST AT DELCHAMPS ($3.29).
IV. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
THE CHEAPEST AVERAGE PRICE FOR FORZEN YOGURT WAS AT
DELCHAMPS. THEREFORE, I ACCEPTED MY HYPOTHESIS WHICH STATED
THAT THE AVERAGE PRICE OF ALL BRANDS OF FROZEN YOGURT SOLD
AT DELCHAMPS WOULD BE CHEAPER THAN THE AVERAGE PRICES AT THE
SIX OTHER STORES IN TOWN.
V. APPLICATION
NOW I KNOW WHERE TO TELL MY MOM TO BUY OUR FAVORITE DESSERT.
HOW MUCH WILL IT COST TO CLOTHE AN ELEVEN YEAR-OLD GIRL FOR
THE WINTER?
STUDENT AUTHOR: REGAN WEYMOUTH
SCHOOL: MANDEVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
2525 SOULT ST.
MANDEVILLE, LOUISIANA 70448
GRADE: 6
TEACHER: GINA STONE, MED
I. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND HYPOTHESIS
PRICE PLAYS AN IMPORTANT PART IN OUR ECONOMIC SYSTEM. I
WANTED TO FIND OUT IF I COULD CLOTHE AN ELEVEN YEAR-OLD GIRL
FOR THE WINTER FOR $400. I ALSO WANTED TO FIND OUT WHAT
STORE IS THE LEAST EXPENSIVE. MY HYPOTHESIS STATED THAT I
CAN BUY THE GIRL'S WARDROBE AT J.C. PENNEY FOR LESS MONEY
THAN AT MERVYN'S.
II. METHODOLOGY
TO CONDUCT MY RESEARCH, I COMPARED PRICES ON THE FOLLOWING
PRODUCTS: 1 PAIR OF DRESS SHOES, 2 PAIRS OF TENNIS SHOES, 3
PAIRS OF JEANS, 1 BUTTON SWEATER, 3 SWEATERS, 2 PAIRS OF
PANTS, 4 TURTLENECKS, 3 PAIRS OF LEGGINGS, 1 JACKET, AND A
DRESS. I WENT TO J.C. PENNEY AND MERVYN'S. THEN, I
RECORDED MY DATA, ANALYZED IT, ACCEPTED OR REJECTED MY
HYPOTHESIS, AND WROTE A SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION.
III. ANALYSIS OF DATA
I WENT TO THE GIRLS' CLOTHING DEPARTMENT AT MERVYN'S AND
J.C. PENNEY. THE BRAND NAMES WERE ALL DIFFERENT. SOME HAD
BETTER QUALITY THAN OTHERS. OVERALL, THE PRICE AT J.C.
PENNEY WAS $463. THE PRICE AT MERVYN'S WAS $443. WITH
THOSE PRICES, MERVYN'S WAS $20 LESS THAN J.C. PENNEY.
IV. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
THE PRICE AT MERVYN'S WAS $20 LESS THAN AT J.C. PENNEY.
THEREFORE, I REJECTED MY HYPOTHESIS WHICH STATED THAT THE
COST OF THE WARDROBE WOULD BE LESS AT J.C. PENNEY. THIS
RESEARCH SHOULD BE CONDUCTED AGAIN MAKING SURE THAT THE
BRAND NAMES AND QUALITY OF THE CLOTHES SURVEYED WERE THE
SAME.
V. APPLICATION
I WILL TELL MY MOM TO BUY MY WINTER SCHOOL CLOTHES AT
MERVYN'S FROM NOW ON. I THINK THIS WILL SAVE MY FAMILY
MONEY.
THE CHEAPEST GROCERY STORE IN TOWN
STUDENT AUTHOR: ALAN CRAIG
SCHOOL: MANDEVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
2525 SOULT ST.
MANDEVILLE, LOUISIANA 70448
GRADE: 6
TEACHER: JOHN SWANG, PHD
BONNIE STOKES
I. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND HYPOTHESIS
I WANT TO COMPARE GROCERY PRICES TO FIND OUT WHICH FOOD
STORE IS REALLY THE CHEAPEST. MY HYPOTHESIS STATES THAT
DELCHAMPS IS THE CHEAPEST BECAUSE WE ALWAYS GO THERE AND THE
PRICES SEEM REASONABLE.
II. METHODOLOGY
FIRST, I DEVISED A MENU. THEN I MADE A LIST OF INGREDIENTS.
NEXT, I CREATED A DATA COLLECTION FORM. THEN I WENT TO EACH
STORE AND CHECKED THE PRICES OF EACH INGREDIENT ON THE DATA
COLLECTION LIST. NEXT, I TALLIED THE PRICES ON EACH LIST.
FINALLY, I COMPARED THE TOTALS FROM EACH STORE AND
DETERMINED WHICH STORE WOULD BE THE CHEAPEST.
III. ANALYSIS OF DATA
I GOT THE TOTAL PRICE OF ALL ITEMS FROM EACH STORE AND THEY
WERE: WINN DIXIE - $21.45, DELCHAMPS - $18.75, AND A & P -
$20.75.
IV. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
DELCHAMPS WAS THE CHEAPEST. I ACCEPTED MY HYPOTHESIS WHICH
STATED THAT DELCHAMPS WAS THE CHEAPEST.
V. APPLICATION
DELCHAMPS REALLY IS A MONEY SAVER AND WE WILL KEEP GOING
THERE FOR EVERYDAY LOW PRICES.
WHAT DRUGSTORE HAS THE CHEAPEST PRICES
STUDENT AUTHOR: ERICA BETER
SCHOOL: MANDEVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
2525 SOULT ST.
MANDEVILLE, LOUISIANA 70448
GRADE: 6
TEACHER: BONNIE STOKES
I. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND HYPOTHESIS
I WANTED TO DETERMINE WHICH OF THREE STORES HAD THE CHEAPEST
PRICES FOR PRODUCTS USED TO TREAT A COLD. MY HYPOTHESIS
STATED THAT WAL-MART WOULD BE THE CHEAPEST STORE WHEN
COMPARED TO WALGREENS AND K&B.
II. METHODOLOGY
I DEVELOPED A STATEMENT OF PURPOSE. I THEN REVIEWED MY
LITERATURE AND WROTE MY HYPOTHESIS. I COLLECTED AND
RECORDED MY DATA. I ANALYZED MY DATA BY COMPARING THE
PRICES OF SELECTED PRODUCTS: TRIAMINIC, TYLENOL, KLEENEX
TISSUES, A THERMOMETER, AND COUGH DROPS. I THEN WROTE MY
SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION.
III. ANALYSIS OF DATA
LARGER STORES CAN BUY MORE PRODUCTS AND SELL THEM FOR A
CHEAPER PRICE. WAL-MART IS A LARGER STORE THAN WALGREENS OR
K&B. THEREFORE, WAL-MART SHOULD SELL PRODUCTS FOR LESS THAN
THE OTHER TWO STORES.
WAL-MART'S PRICES WERE SIMILAR IN SOME CASES, BUT WERE LESS
EXPENSIVE IN MOST CASES AND WERE LESS OVERALL. WAL-MART'S
TOTAL FOR THE SELECTED PRODUCTS WAS $14.33. WALGREENS'
TOTAL WAS $17.55 AND K&B'S TOTAL WAS $20.25.
IV. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
IN CONCLUSION, I FOUND THAT THE PRODUCTS THAT I CHOSE TO
COMPARE WERE CHEAPER AT WAL-MART (TOTAL: $14.33) THAN AT
WALGREENS (TOTAL: $$17.55) AND K&B (TOTAL: $20.25).
THEREFORE, I ACCEPTED MY HYPOTHESIS, WHICH STATED THAT
WAL-MART WOULD HAVE CHEAPER PRICES WHEN COMPARED TO
WALGREENS AND K&B. THIS PROVES THAT LARGER STORES CAN SELL
PRODUCTS FOR CHEAPER PRICES THAN SMALLER STORES.
V. APPLICATION
MY FAMILY GETS COLDS AND THE FLU ALL THE TIME. I WILL TELL
MY MOM AND DAY TO BUY OUR MEDICINE AT WAL-MART FROM NOW ON.
COMPARATIVE SHOPPING AT FOUR GROCERY STORES
STUDENT AUTHOR: BECKY CARSON
SCHOOL: MANDEVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
2525 SOULT ST.
MANDEVILLE, LOUISIANA 70448
GRADE: 6
TEACHER: BONNIE STOKES
I. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND HYPOTHESIS
I WANTED TO FIND OUT WHICH OF THE 4 MAIN GROCERY STORES IN
THE MANDEVILLE AREA (A&P, DELCHAMPS, OLD WINN DIXIE, NEW
WINN DIXIE) IS LESS EXPENSIVE WHEN COMPARING EACH ON THE
COST OF PREPARING ONE MEAL OF BRAND NAME ITEMS (FRUIT,
VEGETABLE, DESSERT, MEAT SAUCE AND SPAGHETTI, PINEAPPLE
RINGS, BREAD, MARGARINE AND ICE TEA). MY HYPOTHESIS STATED
THAT DELCHAMPS WILL BE THE CHEAPEST GROCERY STORE IN THE
MANDEVILLE AREA.
II. METHODOLOGY
TO DO MY PROJECT, I'M GOING TO GO TO A&P, DELCHAMPS, OLD
WINN DIXIE, AND NEW WINN DIXIE. I'M GOING TO GET RAGU
SPAGHETTI SAUCE, DOLE PINEAPPLE RINGS, LIPTON ICE TEA,
LUXURY SPAGHETTI, DEL MONTE GREEN BEANS, BLUE BELL ICE
CREAM, RISING POOR BOY BREAD, AND FLIESHMANN'S MARGARINE.
I'M GOING TO EACH STORE AND CHECK TO FIND OUT WHICH STORE IS
THE CHEAPEST. I WILL RECORD ALL PRICES ON MY DATA
COLLECTION SHEET AND ANALYZE THE DATA IN ORDER TO ACCEPT OR
REJECT MY HYPOTHESIS. FINALLY, I WILL ACCEPT OR REJECT MY
HYPOTHESIS AND WRITE A SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION.
III. ANALYSIS OF DATA
THERE WAS ONLY A $3.55 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE CHEAPEST
STORE, NEW WINN DIXIE ($18.05) AND THE MOST EXPENSIVE STORE,
A&P ($21.60). THE A&P FUTURE STORE TOTAL COST WAS ALMOST
20% MORE THAN THE NEW WINN DIXIE OF MANDEVILLE. THERE WAS
ONLY A $0.01 PRICE DIFFERENCE SEPARATING NEW WINN DIXIE FROM
OLD WINN DIXIE.
IV. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
I REJECTED MY HYPOTHESIS WHICH STATED THAT DELCHAMPS WAS THE
CHEAPEST GROCERY STORE IN THE MANDEVILLE AREA. THE WINN-
DIXIE STORES, WHICH WERE THE CHEAPEST, HAVE JUST STARTED AN
ADVERTISEMENT PROGRAM TO MAKE THEIR STORES MORE COMPETITIVE.
THE WINN DIXIE STORES WERE THE CHEAPEST BECAUSE THEY HAD THE
LOWEST PRICES.
V. APPLICATION
I LIKE TO COOK. I WILL BUY MY GROCERIES AT WINN-DIXIE FOR
THE MOMENT. I WILL REPEAT THIS RESEARCH LATER IN THE YEAR
AND FIND OUT IF WINN DIXIE REMAINS THE SAME AFTER THEIR BIG
ADVERTISEMENT PROGRAM IS OVER.
HOW MUCH DOES GASOLINE COST
STUDENT AUTHOR: LEAH FISHER
SCHOOL: MANDEVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
2525 SOULT ST.
MANDEVILLE, LOUISIANA 70448
GRADE: 6
TEACHER: BONNIE STOKES
I. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND HYPOTHESIS
I WANTED TO FIND OUT WHICH BRAND OF GASOLINE WAS THE
CHEAPEST. MY HYPOTHESIS STATED THAT SHELL UNLEADED
GASOLINES ARE CHEAPER THAN TEXACO, EXXON, AND CHEVRON
GASOLINES.
II. METHODOLOGY
FIRST, I DID A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE. THEN I WENT TO
FOUR DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS IN TWO DIFFERENT CITIES. I MADE
A CHART OF PRICES FOR UNLEADED, SUPER UNLEADED, AND UNLEADED
PLUS GASOLINES. I RECORDED THE PRICES AND THEN I ANALYZED
MY DATA. FINALLY, I WROTE A SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION.
III. ANALYSIS OF DATA
I FOUND OUT THAT EXXON AND SHELL ARE THE CHEAPEST OVERALL.
FOR REGULAR UNLEADED GASOLINE, EXXON HAD THE CHEAPEST PRICE
OF $1.12 PER GALLON. FOR UNLEADED PLUS GASOLINE, EXXON AND
SHELL WERE TIED FOR THE CHEAPEST AT A PRICE OF $1.22 PER
GALLON. FOR SUPER UNLEADED GASOLINE, SHELL IS THE CHEAPEST
AT A PRICE OF #1.25 PER GALLON.
IV. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
OVERALL, SHELL AND EXXON ARE SLIGHTLY CHEAPER THAN CHEVRON
AND TEXACO. I REJECTED MY HYPOTHESIS WHICH STATED THAT SHELL
UNLEADED GASOLINES ARE CHEAPER THAN TEXACO, CHEVRON, AND
EXXON.
V. APPLICATION
I DON'T DRIVE YET. IF I DID, I WOULD BUY MY GAS AT SHELL
AND EXXON. I WILL ALSO TELL MY MOM AND DAD WHERE TO GET THE
CHEAPEST GAS.
THE BEST FAST FOOD DEALS
STUDENT AUTHOR: LISA WYMAN
SCHOOL: MANDEVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
2525 SOULT ST.
MANDEVILLE, LOUISIANA 70448
GRADE: 6
TEACHER: BONNIE STOKES
I. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND HYPOTHESIS
I WANTED TO KNOW WHERE YOU CAN GET THE BEST DEAL AT A FAST
FOOD RESTAURANT FOR A CHEESEBURGER, SMALL FRY, AND MEDIUM
COKE. MY HYPOTHESIS STATED THAT MCDONALD'S IS THE MOST
EXPENSIVE AND WENDY'S IS THE LEAST EXPENSIVE.
II. METHODOLOGY
I DEVELOPED MY STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND HYPOTHESIS. I
TRAVELED TO FIVE DIFFERENT FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS:
MCDONALD'S, BURGER KING, BUD'S BROILER, BADEAUX'S AND
WENDY'S. AT EACH ONE, I PURCHASED A SMALL FRY, MEDIUM COKE,
AND A CHEESEBURGER. I RECORDED THE TOTAL COST AT EACH
RESTAURANT ON THE DATA COLLECTION FORM. THE INFORMATION ON
MY DATA COLLECTION FORM WAS ANALYZED AND CONVERTED INTO A
BAR GRAPH. I SUMMARIZED AND REACHED A CONCLUSION. FINALLY,
I ACCEPTED OR REJECTED MY HYPOTHESIS.
III. ANALYSIS OF DATA
MCDONALD'S, HAVING THE TOTAL OF $2.46, IS THE LEAST
EXPENSIVE. BUD'S BROILER, HAVING THE TOTAL OF $3.60 IS THE
MOST EXPENSIVE. NEXT FOLLOWS: BADEAUX'S ($3.11), BURGER
KING ($2.71), AND WENDY'S ($2.56).
IV. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
MCDONALD'S IS THE BEST FAST FOOD DEAL IN TOWN. I REJECTED
MY HYPOTHESIS WHICH STATED THAT MCDONALD'S IS THE MOST
EXPENSIVE AND WENDY'S IS THE LEAST EXPENSIVE.
V. APPLICATION
I SPEND A LOT OF MY ALLOWANCE ON FAST FOOD. NOW I KNOW
WHERE I CAN GET A GOOD DEAL AND SAVE MONEY.
© 1993 John I. Swang, Ph.D.