{"id":24091,"date":"2026-01-21T15:48:51","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T10:18:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sachdevajk.in\/?p=24091"},"modified":"2026-01-21T15:48:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T10:18:51","slug":"a-study-on-consumer-preference-towards-selected-automobile-brands-using-anova","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sachdevajk.in\/?p=24091","title":{"rendered":"A Study on Consumer Preference Towards Selected Automobile Brands Using ANOVA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p2\" style=\"margin-right: 0cm;margin-left: 0cm;font-size: 12pt;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"margin-right: 0cm;margin-left: 0cm;font-size: 12pt;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;color: #000000;text-align: center\" align=\"center\"><b>A Study on Consumer Preference Towards Selected Automobile Brands Using ANOVA<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height: 16.8667px;font-size: 11pt;font-family: Cambria, serif;color: #000000;text-align: center\" align=\"center\">\n<hr align=\"center\" size=\"0\" width=\"95%\" \/><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"margin: 10pt 0cm 0cm;line-height: 19.9333px;font-size: 13pt;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;color: #4f81bd;text-align: center\" align=\"center\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">AUTHOR<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p4\" style=\"margin-right: 0cm;margin-left: 0cm;font-size: 12pt;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;color: #000000;text-align: center\" align=\"center\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Name:<\/b><\/span> Ali Sonde<\/p>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height: 16.8667px;font-size: 11pt;font-family: Cambria, serif;color: #000000;text-align: center\" align=\"center\">\n<hr align=\"center\" size=\"0\" width=\"95%\" \/><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"margin: 10pt 0cm 0cm;line-height: 19.9333px;font-size: 13pt;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;color: #4f81bd\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">1. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"margin-right: 0cm;margin-left: 36pt;font-size: 12pt;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;color: #000000;text-indent: -18pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: Symbol\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-size: 7pt;line-height: normal;font-family: 'Times New Roman'\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span>To analyse consumer preference levels towards selected automobile brands<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"margin-right: 0cm;margin-left: 36pt;font-size: 12pt;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;color: #000000;text-indent: -18pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: Symbol\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-size: 7pt;line-height: normal;font-family: 'Times New Roman'\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s1\">To compare customer ratings of <\/span><b>Skoda, Porsche, BMW, and Mercedes<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"margin-right: 0cm;margin-left: 36pt;font-size: 12pt;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;color: #000000;text-indent: -18pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: Symbol\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-size: 7pt;line-height: normal;font-family: 'Times New Roman'\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span>To identify whether a significant difference exists in consumer preference among the selected automobile brands<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"margin-right: 0cm;margin-left: 36pt;font-size: 12pt;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;color: #000000;text-indent: -18pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: Symbol\">\u00b7<span style=\"font-size: 7pt;line-height: normal;font-family: 'Times New Roman'\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span>To apply <span class=\"s1\"><b>ANOVA<\/b><\/span> as a statistical tool for analysing consumer preference<\/p>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height: 16.8667px;font-size: 11pt;font-family: Cambria, serif;color: #000000;text-align: center\" align=\"center\">\n<hr align=\"center\" size=\"0\" width=\"95%\" \/><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"margin: 10pt 0cm 0cm;line-height: 19.9333px;font-size: 13pt;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;color: #4f81bd\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">2. LITERATURE REVIEW<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p4\" style=\"margin-right: 0cm;margin-left: 0cm;font-size: 12pt;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;color: #000000\">Previous studies on consumer behaviour in the automobile industry indicate that factors such as performance, comfort, reliability, design, safety, and brand image significantly influence consumer preference. Researchers have found that strong brand equity and consistent product quality result in higher customer satisfaction and brand loyalty.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\" style=\"margin-right: 0cm;margin-left: 0cm;font-size: 12pt;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;color: #000000\">Several empirical studies have applied <span class=\"s2\"><b>Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)<\/b><\/span> to compare consumer preference across multiple brands. These studies conclude that ANOVA is an effective statistical technique for identifying significant differences in mean preference scores among brands, making it suitable for comparative studies in consumer and marketing research.<\/p>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height: 16.8667px;font-size: 11pt;font-family: Cambria, serif;color: #000000;text-align: center\" align=\"center\">\n<hr align=\"center\" size=\"0\" width=\"95%\" \/><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"margin: 10pt 0cm 0cm;line-height: 19.9333px;font-size: 13pt;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;color: #4f81bd\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">3. HYPOTHESIS<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"margin-right: 0cm;margin-left: 0cm;font-size: 12pt;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 10pt 0cm 0cm;line-height: 16.8667px;font-size: 11pt;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;color: #4f81bd\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Null Hypothesis (H\u2080):<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"margin-right: 0cm;margin-left: 0cm;font-size: 12pt;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\" style=\"margin-right: 0cm;margin-left: 0cm;font-size: 12pt;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;color: #000000\">There is no significant difference in consumer preference among <span class=\"s2\"><b>Skoda, Porsche, BMW, and Mercedes<\/b><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"margin-right: 0cm;margin-left: 0cm;font-size: 12pt;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 10pt 0cm 0cm;line-height: 16.8667px;font-size: 11pt;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;color: #4f81bd\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Alternative Hypothesis (H\u2081):<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"margin-right: 0cm;margin-left: 0cm;font-size: 12pt;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\" style=\"margin-right: 0cm;margin-left: 0cm;font-size: 12pt;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;color: #000000\">There is a significant difference in consumer preference among <span class=\"s2\"><b>Skoda, Porsche, BMW, and Mercedes<\/b><\/span>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height: 16.8667px;font-size: 11pt;font-family: Cambria, serif;color: #000000;text-align: center\" align=\"center\">\n<hr align=\"center\" size=\"0\" width=\"95%\" \/><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"margin: 10pt 0cm 0cm;line-height: 19.9333px;font-size: 13pt;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;color: #4f81bd\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">4. DATA COLLECTION<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"margin-right: 0cm;margin-left: 0cm;font-size: 12pt;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\" style=\"margin-right: 0cm;margin-left: 0cm;font-size: 12pt;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;color: #000000\">The study is based on <span class=\"s2\"><b>primary data<\/b><\/span> collected through a structured questionnaire using a <span class=\"s2\"><b>brand rating system<\/b><\/span>. A total of <span class=\"s2\"><b>184 responses<\/b><\/span> were collected. Respondents rated their preference for <span class=\"s2\"><b>Skoda, Porsche, BMW, and Mercedes<\/b><\/span> on a <span class=\"s2\"><b>1\u201310 rating scale<\/b><\/span>, where 1 indicates very low preference and 10 indicates very high preference.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"margin-right: 0cm;margin-left: 0cm;font-size: 12pt;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\" style=\"margin-right: 0cm;margin-left: 0cm;font-size: 12pt;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;color: #000000\">Equal observations were maintained for each brand (<span class=\"s2\"><b>46 responses per brand<\/b><\/span>) to ensure a balanced ANOVA analysis.<\/p>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height: 16.8667px;font-size: 11pt;font-family: Cambria, serif;color: #000000;text-align: center\" align=\"center\">\n<hr align=\"center\" size=\"0\" width=\"95%\" \/><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"margin: 10pt 0cm 0cm;line-height: 19.9333px;font-size: 13pt;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;color: #4f81bd\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">5. DATA ANALYSIS<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"margin-right: 0cm;margin-left: 0cm;font-size: 12pt;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\" style=\"margin-right: 0cm;margin-left: 0cm;font-size: 12pt;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;color: #000000\"><span class=\"s2\"><b>Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)<\/b><\/span> was applied to examine differences in consumer preference among the selected automobile brands. The ANOVA results show that the <span class=\"s2\"><b>F-value (4.75)<\/b><\/span> is greater than the <span class=\"s2\"><b>critical value<\/b><\/span>, with a <span class=\"s2\"><b>p-value (0.0033)<\/b><\/span> which is less than the <span class=\"s2\"><b>0.05 significance level<\/b><\/span>. This indicates a statistically significant difference in consumer preference among the brands.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"margin-right: 0cm;margin-left: 0cm;font-size: 12pt;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\" style=\"margin-right: 0cm;margin-left: 0cm;font-size: 12pt;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;color: #000000\">Since the p-value is less than 0.05, the <span class=\"s2\"><b>null hypothesis is rejected<\/b><\/span>, and the <span class=\"s2\"><b>alternative hypothesis is accepted<\/b><\/span>, confirming that consumer preference varies across the selected automobile brands.<\/p>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height: 16.8667px;font-size: 11pt;font-family: Cambria, serif;color: #000000;text-align: center\" align=\"center\">\n<hr align=\"center\" size=\"0\" width=\"95%\" \/><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"margin: 10pt 0cm 0cm;line-height: 19.9333px;font-size: 13pt;font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;color: #4f81bd\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">6. CONCLUSION<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"margin-right: 0cm;margin-left: 0cm;font-size: 12pt;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\" style=\"margin-right: 0cm;margin-left: 0cm;font-size: 12pt;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;color: #000000\">The study concludes that consumer preference differs significantly among <span class=\"s2\"><b>Skoda, Porsche, BMW, and Mercedes<\/b><\/span>. Although all brands received high ratings, <span class=\"s2\"><b>BMW emerged as the most preferred brand<\/b><\/span>, indicating stronger consumer satisfaction and brand perception. Skoda and Mercedes maintain competitive positions, while Porsche shows comparatively lower preference scores.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"margin-right: 0cm;margin-left: 0cm;font-size: 12pt;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\" style=\"margin-right: 0cm;margin-left: 0cm;font-size: 12pt;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;color: #000000\">The findings provide valuable insights for automobile manufacturers to improve brand positioning, customer satisfaction, and competitive strategy. The study is limited by sample size, and future research may include a larger sample and additional factors influencing consumer preference.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height: 16.8667px;font-size: 11pt;font-family: Cambria, serif;color: #000000;text-align: center\" align=\"center\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 A Study on Consumer Preference Towards Selected Automobile Brands Using ANOVA AUTHOR Name: Ali Sonde 1. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To analyse consumer preference levels towards selected automobile brands \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To compare customer ratings of Skoda, Porsche, BMW, and Mercedes \u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To identify whether a significant difference exists in consumer preference among the&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sachdevajk.in\/?p=24091\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">A Study on Consumer Preference Towards Selected Automobile Brands Using ANOVA<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":139930,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24091","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sachdevajk.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24091","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sachdevajk.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sachdevajk.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sachdevajk.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/139930"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sachdevajk.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=24091"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.sachdevajk.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24091\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24092,"href":"http:\/\/www.sachdevajk.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24091\/revisions\/24092"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sachdevajk.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24091"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sachdevajk.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24091"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sachdevajk.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24091"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}