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07-25-2002, 11:03 PM
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| | | Cats and Dogs: a Questionnaire (Spam Please)
Please answer the following two questions: In terms of having them as pets, do you prefer Cats over Dogs or Dogs over Cats? and Did you grow up with siblings (brothers and/or sisters)?
Please do not do not give alternative answers (such as “I don’t like either dogs nor cats,” or “Bunnies are my preferred pet of choice”).  This is a part of a very important scientific study of vital importance to all of SYM.  Please only answer once. I will tabulate the results once the sample size is large enough. Thank you for your cooperation.  Results
Data are compiled from the responses through Robnark’s:
.........Dogs....Cats
w/Sibs...10......11
w/o/Sibs..3.......1
n = 25
This question was derived after a conversation with Yshania and Dragon Wench, wherein Yshania and I mentioned that we both had siblings and that we preferred dogs. Dragon Wench then observed that she was an only child and preferred cats. We postulated that people with siblings might tend to have a preference for fellow pack animals, while only children might tend to prefer fellow solitary pets.
The data above were tested for significance using the Fisher Exact Probability Test, which is the appropriate non-parametric test given the sample size and the low expected scores. The resulting probability, 27.13%, shows that the observed distribution is not statistically significant (significance would have been assumed at 5%). Furthermore, the weak trends that can be observed from the data appear to run counter to our original supposition.
Wow! That was fun! Thank you, everyone, for participating! 
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07-25-2002, 11:07 PM
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In terms of having them as pets, do you prefer Cats over Dogs or Dogs over Cats?
| I prefer cats over dogs. I had bad experiences with dogs when I was growing up. Quote: |
Did you grow up with siblings (brothers and/or sisters)?
| 1sister, 2 brothers. (All older than I) |
07-25-2002, 11:08 PM
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| | i prefer dogs over cats, and im an only child.
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07-25-2002, 11:24 PM
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| | Cats all the way of course. and I grew uo with a sister and a brother. I think I can see were this is heading... 
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07-25-2002, 11:43 PM
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I forgot to answer my own questions!
I prefer dogs and I have siblings. |
07-26-2002, 12:26 AM
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| | | I prefer cats and I have 1 sibling, a sister.
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07-26-2002, 12:49 AM
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| | | Re: Cats and Dogs: a Questionnaire (No Spam Please)
Quote: Originally posted by Gwalchmai
Please answer the following two questions:
In terms of having them as pets, do you prefer Cats over Dogs or Dogs over Cats? | I prefer Cats over Dogs... sunny-side up, actually. Quote: | Did you grow up with siblings (brothers and/or sisters)? | I have sibling but they grew up with me.
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07-26-2002, 12:52 AM
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| | 2 Sisters, both older than me (by 8 and 16 years).
Cat or Dog ?
Cat. Independent and easy to cater for (the hunt their own since I live "in the countryside" )
No worries,
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07-26-2002, 12:54 AM
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07-26-2002, 01:00 AM
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LMAO!! You need professional help... very, very badly. | It wasn't MY idea, really....Waverly started it .
No worries,
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07-26-2002, 02:04 AM
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| | | I prefer dogs over cats for a pet and have 2 siblings: a sister and a brother.
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07-26-2002, 02:56 AM
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| | | Prefer dogs and have sibling (of which I grew up with my oldest sister).
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07-26-2002, 03:40 AM
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07-26-2002, 03:45 AM
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| | | I have an older sister (18).
I dislike almost all pets, but would have to chose dogs. They are the lesser of two evils though...Cats annoy me constantly and have bad attitudes, whereas dogs only annoy me when they start jumping up and down.
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07-26-2002, 04:38 AM
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Have an older sister.
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