BU4001 Business Management Assignment –2–September 2016

Assignment 2will account for 50% of the module mark. In this assignment you are required to write a report that describes and analyses the provided dataset. The word limit is 2000. You can exceed it by 10%.
Scenario
A drinks manufacturer has developed a low-alcohol bottled cocktail which it intends to launch onto the drinks market after a major advertising campaign. An advertising agency has produced two alternative TV advertisements and a market research company has been commissioned to ascertain what type of customer should be targeted and how effective the TV advertisements are likely to be. The market research company stopped people under 30 years at lunchtime in a busy shopping street of several major cities and asked if they would be willing to give 10 minutes to answer a questionnaire in return for a voucher for a free drink at one of the local clubs. Those who agreed were randomly shown either one of the TV advertisements or a picture and description of the product. An interviewer then asked them questions from a questionnaire. A selection of these questions is shown below and the corresponding data are given in sharmfizz.xlsx
1. Tick your age
Under 21 ? 21-24 years ? 25 years or over ?
2. Are you male? ? or female? ?
3. Which TV advert did the respondent see?(To be answered by the interviewer.)
Type 1 ? Type 2 ? No TV advertisement ?
4. How much on estimate do you spend on drinks in pubs, bars and clubs in a typical week? (Give figures to the nearest pound) ………………………

5. If Sharmfizz cost the same amount as competing bottled drinks, would you buy it?
Yes ? No ?
6. How much would you be willing to pay for a 1 litre bottle of Sharmfizz(provide a rough estimate up to two decimal places) ………………………
7. What was your annual income last calendar year (rough estimate) ………………..

Guidelines
1. In developing the report you should make use of excel functionality, and appropriate statistical tables, measures and analysis covered in class.

2. Briefly summarise the answers to important survey questions using either/both graphical and numerical methods and comments on your main findings.

3. Using hypothesis testing for mean comparison investigate whether:
– Males and Females differ significantly in how much they spend on drink in a week? – Using independent sample t-test
– Is there any significant difference in how much people spend on drink in a week across those who answered Yes and No in response to choice of buying ‘Sharmfizz’ in future?- Using independent sample t-test
– Is there any significant difference in how much people spend on drink in a week across the three age categories – Using one way Annova
– Any other analysis (any one) that you can think of to explore the dynamics of the dataset provided. (Use your imagination to test any further dynamics of the dataset provided)

4. Youranalyses should be well thought through, with clear explanation of:
– Why have you undertaken a particular analysis?
– The conclusion(s) you may draw from the hypothesis testing results

5. Structure of the report:
– Title page – Provide the module name, module code, K id and word count (Word count includes only the body of the report)
– Executive summary –This should highlight the purpose of the report and its main findings. Be precise and should not exceed 250 words.
– Table of Content – Showing the main headings, sub-headings and page numbers
– Introduction -Introduce the report and its main structure.
– Analysis –Start with explaining the dataset demographics followed by collection of cohesive and indexed sections (and subsections) that focuses on testing each of the hypotheses as outlined in Guideline -3
– Make sure that there is a logical flow between sections.
– A collection of appropriate Chartsreferenced and titled.
– A clear and logical document structure with a limit of 2,000 words excluding Title, Executive Summary, Content page and Appendices.
– Conclusion – Provide a conclusion at the end of each test you have undertaken and an overall conclusion section at the end of the report
– Reference – You MUST include a relevant reference list (both in-text and Reference list at the end) strictly follow the Harvard referencing system.
– Appendices –You may put all tables and graphs that support your analysis and the report(excel outputs) in appendix or inside the body of the report. Number each table and graph consistently i.e. Fig 1, Fig 2 and Table 1, Table 2, etc. across the report. Ensure the graphs and table are formatted for consistency and are presented in a structured manner.
Marking Scheme
MARKING SCHEME
Executive Summary 10%
Introduction 10%
Summarising 15%
Hypothesis Testing 1 – T-test 10%
Hypothesis testing 2 – T-test 10%
Hypothesis testing 3 – Anova 15%
Hypothesis testing 4 – Others 10%
Conclusion 10%
Referencing/Format /Style/Structure 10%

Total 100%

Submission
The report submission deadline is Thursday 18 August2016 by 9am – one electronic copy through Turnitin in “Assignment” on StudySpace, where it will be run through the plagiarism detection software.

Additional general Recommendation

This assignment is to be done on an INDIVIDUAL basis. (It is not a GROUP assignment). The work submitted must be your own. You must acknowledge the sources of your information.
2. The assignment must be typed, and well presented. You may, use subheadings and bullet-points where appropriate within the report. You must also incorporate graphs, tables, diagrams, and figures into the body of the report.
3. You MUST include a bibliography. This should be on a separate page at the end of the report. All sources must clearly referenced using the Harvard System. FULL details are required – name and initials of all authors, date of publication, full title, Journal/Publisher, place, pages.
4. Executive Summary, table of contents, graphs, charts, references and appendixes are excluded from the word count.

An important checklist for your Assignment
Have you covered the following in your report:
Checklist

1. Have you provided a clear description of your data demographics i.e. Gender, Age group etc.?
2. Have you summarised the main descriptive using appropriate graphs/tables wherever required?
3. Does your assignment meet the required word limit threshold? (2000 words max).
4. Have you followed the report structure as indicated in Guideline point 5?
5. Have you undertaken all the analyses as indicated in guideline point 2?
6. Have you explained why you have undertaken a specific analysis i.e. t- test or Anova?
7. Have you explained the main findings from each of your analysis?
8. Have you included a conclusion for each test you have undertaken and an overall conclusion at the end of the report?
9. Have you checked the Quality of the report presentation
o Grammar and punctuation;
o Harvard system referencing
o Logical Structure
10. Have you used appropriate in text citation wherever required and collated all in text citation in the reference list?

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