D2-Evaluate how the research project into eating patterns could have been improved
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kiniacru (student)
Unit 22, M4, D2 K. B
D2-Evaluate how the research project could have been improved
The topic & main aim of the research was to find out the eating patterns of college students.
I feel that the sample that I used were at a right age of 16 to 19 year olds. I feel this was the best age sample to use because the sample we questioned were more or less my age so I could analyse them and relate to the results more better rather than questioning an elderly user or a middle aged user because I wouldn’t always understand their concepts of their eating patterns. If we were too choose a specific population for example only questioning students from a particular race or culture would have given us a whole different result. Every culture & ethnicity have different ways of cooking and eating their foods, if were to take an African Caribbean student we’d receive a higher percentage in fast food consumption because African Caribbean’s usually have more bigger and oiler food sizes. Whereas if I were to question perhaps an English or Irish student I think I’d receive a less percentage of fast food consumption because they are used to having more vegetables or less fatty foods. Although I cannot generalise and say that every culture eats the same foods, it also is true and does apply to some users. Furthermore I feel that if I were to have a sample where I would use only a specific race then it would affect & change the results greatly.
