Some students wanted to compare two shopping centres in Miraflores, an area in Lima, Peru. Larco Avenue is part of the Central Business District (CBD) and Enrique Palacios is an area of local shops in a residential district. The students decided to test the following hypotheses: Hypothesis 1: People who use the two shopping centres buy different types of goods. Hypothesis 2: Shoppers visiting Larco Avenue take longer to get to the shops and go there more frequently, than those visiting Enrique Palacios.

1. (a)(i)First the students had to classify the shops. Use arrows to match the statements in columns X and Y in the table below which shows examples of classification. One has been done for you. X Laundry Not being used Furniture store Chemist / drug store Y Convenience shop Comparison shop Other service Unoccupied shop[2]
2. (a)(ii)Suggest two reasons why there are unoccupied shops in the two shopping centres.[2]
3. (a)(iii)Which two of the following statements about different types of goods are correct? Tick (✔) your choices. Comparison (high order) goods are always local, fresh produce People travel further to buy comparison goods than convenience (low order) goods Comparison goods usually cost more than convenience goods Comparison goods are better quality than convenience goods Comparison goods are bought more frequently than convenience goods[2]
4. (b)Next the students used a questionnaire with some people in the shopping centres. This questionnaire is shown in Fig. 9 (Insert).
5. (b)(i)Suggest two pieces of advice their teacher gave them about using a questionnaire with people who are shopping.[2]
6. (b)(ii)Table 2 (Insert) shows the results of Question 1 in the questionnaire. Do the results shown in Tables 1 and 2 support Hypothesis 1: People who use the two shopping centres buy different types of goods? Use evidence from Tables 1 and 2 to support your answer.[4]
7. (c)To investigate Hypothesis 2: Shoppers visiting Larco Avenue take longer to get to the shops and go there more frequently, than those visiting Enrique Palacios, the students asked Questions 2 and 3 in their questionnaire.
8. (c)(i)Table 3 below shows the results of Question 2 in the questionnaire. Answers to Question 2 (How long did your journey from home to the shops take?) Time taken Larco Avenue (CBD) Enrique Palacios (Local shops) % % Less than 10 minutes 21 25 11 to 30 minutes 49 50 31 minutes to 1 hour 21 22 More than 1 hour 9 3 Use the results from Table 3 to complete the graph in Fig. 10 below.[2]
9. (c)(ii)Table 4 below shows the results of Question 3 in the questionnaire. Answers to Question 3 (When was your previous visit to these shops?) Larco Avenue (CBD) Enrique Palacios (Local shops) % % 1 day ago 3 28 Between 2 & 6 days ago 15 50 Between 1 & 4 weeks ago 38 22 More than 4 weeks ago 44 0 Use the results from Table 4 to complete the pie chart for Enrique Palacios in Fig. 11B opposite.[2]
10. (c)(iii)Do the results of Questions 2 and 3 in the questionnaire support Hypothesis 2: Shoppers visiting Larco Avenue take longer to get to the shops and go there more frequently, than those visiting Enrique Palacios? Use evidence from Figs 10 and 11 to support your conclusion.[4]
11. (d)One student thought that answers to the question: ‘How long did your journey from home to the shops take?' might be affected by the type of transport which people used. The students then included an extra question (Question 4) in their questionnaire. The results of Question 4 are shown in Table 5 below.
12. (d)(i)Use the answers to Question 4 to compare the percentage of people who walked and travelled by car to the two shopping centres.[2]
13. (d)(ii)How might the answers to Question 4 change the students' conclusion to Hypothesis 2: Shoppers visiting Larco Avenue take longer to get to the shops and go there more frequently, than those visiting Enrique Palacios?[2]
14. (d)(iii)Suggest three factors which may affect people's method of travel to shopping centres. 1 ................................................................................................................................ 2 ................................................................................................................................ 3 ................................................................................................................................[3]
15. (e)To extend the investigation one student included the following question in her questionnaire: 'In which district of the city do you live?' Suggest a suitable map to show the results of this question and describe how you would draw this map. You may use a diagram in your answer.[3]

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