DECLARATION

Respected Sir,

I undersigned hereby declare that this project entitled “A statistical study

on the trends of fast-food consumption” is conducted under the guidance of
Ms. Varsha Pawar madam this is our original work. The empirical finding in the
report is based on the work conducted by us personally & is not a reproduction
of any source.
If our work is found to be copied, then we will be liable to be punished
under the rule.

Date: -

Place: - KOLHAPUR

Miss. Prajakta Patil

Roll No: 8349

Miss. Shreya Jadhav

Roll No:8338

Miss. Manisha Shinde

Roll No: 8354

Miss. Gouri Tandale

Roll No: 8357
 ACKNOWLEGEMENT

This report has been made through direct & indirect cooperation of
various person for whom we wish to express our appreciation & gratitude.

We are very thankful to Ms. Varsha Pawar madam for guiding throughout
our project & exceeding useful cooperation during the period with discussion &
guidance to success our project works.

Words are insufficient to express our appreciation for the valuable advice
& continuous motivation provided by BSc. Department Statistics of Vivekanand
College. We take this opportunity to express our deep gratitude to Ms. Varsha
Pawar (Head Dept. of Statistics).

Miss. Prajakta Patil

Roll No:8349
Miss. Shreya Jadhav
Roll No: 8338
Miss. Manisha Shinde
Roll No:8354
Miss. Gouri Tandale
Roll No: 8357
 INDEX

CONTENTS Page no.

SR NO.

1 INTRODUCTION 1-3

4
2 OBJECTIVES

3 COLLECTION OF DATA 5

4 STATISTICAL TOOLS USED FOR ANALYSIS 6

5 7
TECHNIQUES

6 DIAGRAMMATIC REPRESENTATION OF DATA 8-17

7 STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF DATA 18-20

21
8 CONCLUSIONS

9 REFERENCE 22

10 QUESTIONARIE 23-25
 INTRODUCTION OF PROJECT

Fast food is the term given to the food that can be

prepared and served very quickly. Any meal with low
preparation time can be considered to be fast food. The
concept of fast-food pops-up during 1920’s first witnessed
their rapid.
The idea of ready-cooked food for sale is connected with
urban development. In Accident Rome cities, there where
street stands that sold bread and wine. A fixture of East Asian
cities is the noodle shop. In the French Speaking Nation of
West Africa, arrange of ready to eat grilled meat sticks were
widely sold. Popular Indian Fast-Food dishes include pizza,
burger, sandwich etc.
Our main objective in this project is to study the trends
of fast-food consumption by the students of Vivekanand
college, Kolhapur.
Famous Eating Points in Kolhapur
 Harmful effect of fast food on health

❖ Regular consumption of fast food is one of the leading factors

responsible for obesity.
❖ Consumption of soft drinks has been associated with excess weight gain
and an elevated risk for the development of type 2 diabetes.
❖ Fast food diet is a major cause of heart diseases.
❖ Research has suggested that diets high in fat may also impair essential
brain functions, like concentration and memory.
❖ Lack of vital oxygen, nutrients and proteins particularly can stale your
brain cells temporarily.
❖ High cholesterol resulting from food puts under strain on the liver,
causing long term damage to this essential organ.
 OBJECTIVES

Objectives of this project work are as follows:

1) To find out how many students eat fast food.

2) To find out which is the most preferred fast food amongst student.
3) To find out which is the most preferred fast-food location amongst
students.
4) To compare the trends of fast-food consumption according to time.
5) To study the consumption of fast food amongst different faculty.
 COLLECTION OF DATA

In this project, we want to study the impact of

fast food on the students of Vivekanand college Kolhapur. We
have collected the data by using SRSWOR method.
We have selected a sample of 120
students. We have collected the information about place of
fast-food stores, visiting times, different fast foods. We have
prepared a questionnaire which overlaps all the maximum
characteristics of a good questionnaire.
 Statistical tools used for analysis

❖ Diagrammatical representation of data

1. Pie Chart
2. Bar Diagram
3. Sub-divided Bar Diagram

1)Test for proportions

2)F-Test of equality of variance of two populations

Software used:
R Software
 TECHNIQUES

The data classified according to many

characteristics. Various charts have been drawn in order
to understand trends of fast-food consumption. The Chi
square test for independence of two attributes is applied
for testing the consumption of fast food and gender is
independent or not and Confidence interval for average
cost spent on fast food and test of population proportion
for proportion of male and female fast-food eaters is
equal or not.
DIAGRAMMATIC REPRESENTION OF DATA

Devision:

Fast food eaters and non-eaters

15%

Yes
No
85%

Interpretation:
1) From the above pie chart, it can be said that 85% students eat fast
food and 15% students do not eat fast foods.

Gender Wise division:

100%

95%
14%
16%
90%

85%

80% 86%
84%

75%
Yes No
Male Female
Interpretation:
➢ From above bar diagram we conclude that 86% male students eat fast
foods.
➢ From above bar diagram we conclude that 84% female students eat fast
foods

Fast Foods:

Percentage of students eating

different fast-food

20%
33% Sandwitch
Pizza
23%
Burger
24%
Others

Interpretation:
This pie chart shows that 23% students eat pizza, 20% students eat
sandwich, 24% students eat burger and 33% students eat other foods.

Source of Money

Source of Money

Self
17%
Friends
6% Parents

Parents Friends
77% Self

Interpretation: Most of the students take money from their parents.

Locations

Locations
60

50

40

30

20

10

0
Domino's Macdonalds Burger King Local Points

Interpretation:
Most of the students like to eat fast foods at local eating points.
Time

AFTER 6 PM 32

3-6 PM 42
Time

12-3 PM 18

BEFORE 12 NOON 8

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45
Percentage

Interpretation
We conclude that from above bar graph most of the students like to eat fast
foods in the interval 3-6 pm.
Spending

Spending (in Rupees)

4%
14%
200
500
52%
1000
30% More than 1000

Interpretation:
Most of students spend Rs 200/- on fast food per week.
FAST FOOD:

Genderwise Ditribution
120%
Percentage of students

100%
28%
80% 44%
60% 20%
20%
40% 24%
16%
20%
20% 28%
0%
Male Female
Gender

burger sandwitch pizza other

Interpretation: Most of the female students like to eat burger and

other food while most of the male students like to eat other fast
food.
Interpretation:
From above bar graph we conclude that most of male students
spends up to Rs 200/- on fast food.
From above bar graph we conclude that most of female students
spend up to Rs 200/- on fast food.
 1) Chi square test for independence of two attributes.

Consumption of
fast food→ Yes No Total

Gender
↓
Male a=43 b=7 a+b=50
Female c=59 d=11 c+d=70
Total a+c=102 b+d=19 N=120

Hypothesis:
H0: The consumption of fast food and gender is independent.
Vs
H1: The consumption of fast food and gender is not independent.
Formula:
Under test statistics H0
Let α is level of proportions under test statistics

120[(43∗11)−(7∗59)]^2
=
(50)(102)(19)(70)

𝛘2cal =0.0636
𝛘2tab=3.841

𝛘2cal<𝛘2tab

We accept H0 at 5% level of significance.

CONCLUSION: Consumption of fast food is independent on gender.
2) Confidence interval for average cost spent on fast food per
week/month

𝑥̅ = 500.83
𝜎 = 437.51
Zα/2=1.96
Calculation:
𝜎
Lower limit= (𝑥̅ - Zα/2)
√𝑛
437.51
= (500.83- 1.96)
√120
= 423.73
𝜎
Upper limit= (𝑥̅ + Zα/2)
√𝑛
437.51
= (500.83+ 1.96)
√120

=579.13

CONCLUSION: Confidence interval for average cost spent on

fast food.
(Lower limit, upper limit)
(423.73,579.13)

3)Test for population proportion:

p−P
Z= 𝑃𝑄
√
𝑛

0.41−0.5
= 0.5∗0.5
√ 120

Z=2
Zcal=2
Ztable=1.96
Zcal>Ztable therefore we reject Ho
i.e., Proportion of male and female fast-food eaters is unequal.
 CONCLUSION

➢ From our data, 85% students eat fast foods.

➢ From our data, we conclude that 33% students preferred
fast food more than other foods.
➢ Most of the students preferred local eating points.
➢ From our data, most of the students are likely to eat fast
food in between 3-6 pm.
 REFRENCE

Books
1)Fundamental of mathematical statistics, S.C. Gupta and V.V.Kapoor.
2) Basic statistic by B.L.Agarwal
 Questionary

A STATISTICAL STUDY ON THE TRENDS OF FAST-FOOD CONSUMPTION

Do you eat fast food.
a) Yes
b) No
A) If No,
1) Are the reasons? What
a) Do not like it
b) It is expensive
c) Other

B) If yes,
1) What are the reasons?
a) Taste
b) Variety
c) Time saving
d) None of these

2) Which place do you prefer eat to food?

a) Dominos
b) McDonalds
c)Burger King
d)Local eating food

3) Which fast food do you prefer?

a) Burger
b) Sandwich
c) Pizza
d) Other
4)Where do you prefer to you eat fast food more?
a) Eating points
b) Home
c)Both

5) During the past one month how many times did eat fast food?
a) Mostly
b) Sometimes
c)Rarely
d)Can’t say
6) At what time do you usually eat fast food?
a) Before12 Noon
b) 12-3 PM
c) 3-6 PM
d) After 6 PM
7) On an average how much you individually spend money for fast food meal
per month? (Approx)
a) 200 RS
b) 500 RS
c) 1000 RS
d) More than 2000 RS
8) What the source of money you spend on fast food?
a) Self
b) Parents
c) friends
9) Which factor influences the selection of fast food?
a) Hunger
b) Cost
c) Quality
d)Mood

10) Do you think fast food is unhealthy?

a) Yes
b) No
11) Do you eat more when you are in stress?
a) Mostly
b) Rarely
c) some times
d) can’t say

12) Have you ever faced any health problems after eating fast food?
a) Yes
b) No

13) Do you eat fast food in spite of fact that it lacks nutritive values?
a) Yes
b) No