Open AccessPublic Opinion on Fuel Price With Special References To Chennai
Author(s) -
R. Thilagavathy*,
Sreeya B
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of innovative technology and exploring engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2278-3075
DOI - 10.35940/ijitee.k2519.0981119
Subject(s) - public opinion , sample (material) , diesel fuel , gasoline , descriptive statistics , work (physics) , sample size determination , test (biology) , preference , sampling (signal processing) , coal , waste management , engineering , statistics , mathematics , political science , politics , mechanical engineering , paleontology , chemistry , electrical engineering , filter (signal processing) , chromatography , law , biology
The study is about the public opinion on fuel price. Fuel is a substance such as coal, oil, or petrol that is burned to provide heat or power. Fuel is any material that can be made to react with other substances so that it releases energy as heat energy or to be used for work. Descriptive research has been used for the purpose of the study. The objective of the study is to understand public opinion on fuel price. The convenience method is used as sampling method. The sample size is 1480. The statistical tools used here is correlation, independent sample t test, and ANOVA. This study found that there is significant relationship between the preference towards kinds of vehicle and the income of the respondents. Almost 45% of the respondents prefer petrol vehicles and 43% prefer diesel vehicles. The conclusion of the study is people need to reduce the usage of the fuel.