Report risk-taking

Business English 2B Erik Pollet

Chlo Vanderstraeten Delphine Enghels
2MA04
20-2-2014


TABLE OF CONTENTS
Executive summary ................................................................................................................................. 1
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 2
Findings ................................................................................................................................................... 3
Graphs ..................................................................................................................................................... 4
Conclusion ............................................................................................................................................... 8
Comment on value of the questions ....................................................................................................... 9
Appendix 1 ............................................................................................................................................. 10
Appendix 2 ............................................................................................................................................. 11

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This report gives the results of a survey conducted on 11students of 2MAR04. These students were
asked about their risk-taking behaviour. It seems that the boys of our class are more aware of the
risks they take. Girls really dont like doing things that almost paralyzes them with fear and
surprisingly enough boys dont like that either. Its not surprising that girls think more when making a
decision because most of the boys are confident and make their decisions immediately. Surprisingly
enough, girls are not as careful as they pretend to be. Most of the girls like breaking the rules which
can be very dangerous because rules are made to protect. Boys and girls prefer the same kind of
vacation: a relaxing holiday.

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INTRODUCTION
On 17 February 2014 our class (2MA04) had to prepare questionnaires during class. The purpose of
the questionnaire was to measure whether the students are risk-takers or not. This report will
summarise the replies we gathered in class by interviewing 11 students in total. This report also gives
the difference between the results of the girls en those of the boys.

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FINDINGS
Its really surprising that students dont consider themselves as risk-takers. Only 28.5% is aware of
the risks they take. When we look through all the answers we can say that the students of 2MA04
need to revise their opinion about not being a risk-taker. A big part of the students are trying
something new when they go to the restaurant. 71.43% of the questioned students said theyd
rather go on the high and fast attractions instead of the slow and so called baby-attractions at an
amusement park. Its logical that taking risks sometimes turns out wrong. This test has shown that
almost 3/4 of the students has been seriously injured from which a smaller amount of 14.29% has
been seriously injured for more than 3 times. So its really obvious that almost all the students are
risk-takers. 57% of the students are afraid that something unexpected might ruin their plans. People
who plan a lot are afraid their plans will be ruined by something unexpected. Those people are in
need of order, which makes them taking little or no risks.

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GRAPHS






70% of the people we interviewed are male and 30% are women.
Here you can see the results of our questionnaires presented in graphs:
Notice: when we mention our class, we only talk about the student that took part in the interview.
Male Female
All the boys in our class are 20 years old or
younger.

80% of the girls is 20 years old or younger, and
20% of the female students is older than 20.

All the boys consider themselves a risk-taker.


Only 40% of the girls consider themselves a risk-
taker. 60% prefers to play it safe.


70%
30%
Gender
Male
Female
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80% of the questioned male students said theyd
rather go on the high and fast attractions instead
of the slow and so called baby-attractions at an
amusement park .

One half of the female students prefers the high
and fast rides, and the other half would rather go
on the low and slow attractions.


40% of the male students is afraid that
something unexpected might ruin all their plans.
60% doesnt have a problem with that.

50% of the female students is afraid that
something unexpected might ruin their plans.
The other half isnt afraid of it.

When making a decision, 50% of the boys tends
to postpone it and 50% entertains no doubt
about their rightness.

The girls are more willing to postpone it when
making a decision. 40% of them usually hesitates.



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All the male students dont ever think about
doing things they know their friends would
disapprove of.

Even the majority of the female students dont
think about doing things their friends would
disapprove. 40% often thinks about it.

Only 1/5 of the boys likes doing things that
almost paralyze them with fear. 4/5 doesnt like
doing things like that.

The girls are nearly thinking the same about it.
17% of them likes doing things that paralyze
them with fear. 83% of them doesnt like it.

17% of the boys has been seriously injured more
than three times. 50% of the boys has been
injured 1 until 3 times. And 33% hasnt been
injured at all.

20% of the girls has been injured more than
three times. 40% of them has been seriously
injured 1-3 times. And another 40% hasnt been
injured.


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A half of the male students prefers an
adventurous vacation. The other half prefers a
relaxed vacation.

Only 20% of the girls prefers an adventurous
vacation. 80% prefers a vacation where they can
relax.

40% of the boys likes to break the rules, instead
of the 60% who prefers to stick to the rules.

of the girls likes to break the rules. The other
half complies with the rules.

The majority of the male students (67%) tries
something new when theyre going to the
restaurant, while 33% always orders the same
dish.

Also the majority of the female students (60%)
tries something new when they visit the
restaurant. 40% always orders the same dish.

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CONCLUSION
This questionnaire shows that its more or less safe for the teacher to give class to 2MA04. The class
takes risks, but as the students are all wanting to become a marketer, they have to take risks. In fact,
everyone takes risks every day without even thinking about it.



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COMMENT ON VALUE OF THE QUESTIONS
Some of the questions were too expanded and some were not clear. We think that most of the
questions were good but could use some examples to clarify. Question 5 and 6 were a bit double
sided because when you are afraid that something unexpected might ruin your plans, it can be that
you are afraid because you arent well prepared, but it can also be because you have a strict
schedule. We will drop and add things to the questions in the questionnaire.
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APPENDIX 1
Red = drop
Green = add
1. What gender are you?
- Male
- Female

2. Whats your age?
- 0-20
- 20-40
- 40-60
- >60

3. Do you consider yourself a risk-taker?
- Yes
- No

4. Which sort of attraction do you prefer at an amusement park?
- High, fast attractions, intense rides
- Low, slow attractions

5. Are you afraid that something unexpected might ruin all your plans? Why?
- Yes
- No

6. When making an important decision such as your education, you:
- usually hesitate a great deal
- entertain no doubt about your rightness
- tend to postpone it

7. Do you often think about doing things you know your friends would disapprove of?
- Yes
- No

8. Do you like doing things that almost paralyze you with fear?
- Yes
- No

9. How many times have you been seriously injured? (surgery, ill, broke something)
- 0
- 1-3
- >3


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10. Which sort of vacation do you prefer?
- Adventurous
- Relaxed

11. Do you like to break the rules? (in traffic, the law, at school)
- Yes
- No

12. When you are going to the restaurant, you
- Always order the same
- Try something new
APPENDIX 2
http://www.enquetemaken.be/toonenquete.php?id=178890