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Cats and Dogs: a Questionnaire (No Spam Please)

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I prefer dogs, and I have a brother and sisters :cool:
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cats
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Originally posted by Thantor 3
I prefer Cats over Dogs... sunny-side up, actually.


I don't think Beldin is the only one requiring help...... :p ;)
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dogs.

2 younger brothers.
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dogs

only child
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I prefer cats, and I have one brother...
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Dogs (I'm being honest.)

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1 brother, 6 sisters.
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Hey Gwally The Social Antropologist, are you looking for group living vs single living here? :D

Like frogus I don't like neither dogs nor cats as pets, but if this is forced choice questionarrie, I must chose a dog (a sheep dog I think), but I would have to get some sheep and somebody to go out with the dog.

I am an only child.
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Am I the only one who has failed to see any sort of correlation whatsoever in the findings, even among this small sample?
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Post by Gwalchmai »

Originally posted by frogus
Am I the only one who has failed to see any sort of correlation whatsoever in the findings, even among this small sample?
Indeed, you are correct. ;)


Results (also posted in first post of thread)

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.

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Post by Tybaltus »

Originally posted by Gwalchmai
Indeed, you are correct. ;)


Results (also posted in first post of thread)

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.

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Well that was an interesting theory Gwally. ;) :D
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Post by frogus »

Originally posted by Gwalchmai
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.
LMAO. And yet it all seems so clever :D
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I grew up with siblings and prefer cats, never had a dog.
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Post by Georgi »

Originally posted by Gwalchmai
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.
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Furthermore, the weak trends that can be observed from the data appear to run counter to our original supposition.
I'd have thought it would work the opposite way... That only children would maybe want a pet that was more active and involving, like a dog - that you have to take out, and play with, etc. :)
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Post by Gwalchmai »

Originally posted by Georgi
I'd have thought it would work the opposite way... That only children would maybe want a pet that was more active and involving, like a dog - that you have to take out, and play with, etc. :)
Yes, but the observed results were not significant no matter the cause, so even your theory is not proven given the answers we have. The weak trends don't tell us anything we can really rely on. In other words, the observed results are not significantly different from random answers, indicating a probable absence of correlation between the two factors. :(

I wonder if its not so much a case of presence/absence of siblings? Maybe birth-order is more important? Hmmmm. Food for future studies, it seems.... :D
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Well I am a person to like animals, but dogs didnt get along with me as a kid, so a couple of bad experiences mixed in with the fact that one of my brothers and my dad, both like cats, made me like cats more. Though I am a person who is quite fond of birds and rodents of all sorts. So thats my little story. It was an interesting experiment, though. But I wasnt expecting a strong correlation.
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Post by Gwalchmai »

Well, I wasn't expecting a strong correlation either, but think how much fun it would have been if there had been one? :D I like playing around with this kind of thing, so I enjoyed myself. It might be interesting to sample different populations within SYM, such as by age group, gender, or D&D Rules preference. :rolleyes: The possibilities under these circumstances are endless, but ultimately meaningless given they SYMers probably do not represent the world population at large (miscreants that we are). :p
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Are you planning on doing another one of these in the near future?
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