1.3 Forming RQs
A café owner doesn't believe that his customers can taste the difference between diet and regular colas. As a result, the owner decides to conduct a study of his customers.
Two RQs that the café owner is considering are given below. Which do you prefer, and why?
- Among my customers, is the average customer-taste rating (on a five-point scale) the same for diet and regular cola drinks?
- Among my customers, is the percentage of customers who prefer diet cola drinks the same as the percentage of customers who prefer regular cola drinks?
Develop your own RQ to answer the café owner's question, by describing P, O, C and I (where relevant).
Make notes about how the café owner could gather data to answer the RQ.