kids & pets
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Kids & PetsStatistical Research ProjectBy Stephanie Young
KIDS & PETS
Determine whether a quantitative correlation exists between the number of kids in a household and the number of pets in the same household.
Purpose:
The Survey• Utilizing online tools, I created a survey with only
two questions:• How many children age 17 or younger live in your
household?• How many pets currently live in your household?
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Frequency of Number of Kids
Number of Kids
Mean & ModeThe mean for the kid sample was: 1.55Mode was: 2
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Frequency of Pets
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Mean & ModeThe mean for the pet sample was: 2.58Mode was: 2
Scatterplot To Show Correlation
• What does it all mean?• Correlation Coefficient was only 0.18• The Critical Value for this sample was 0.361• Comparing those two values concludes there was no significant linear correlation
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Conclusion• Buy your kids more pets.
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