Cats and Dogs: a Questionnaire (No Spam Please)

Gwalchmai · Post by **Gwalchmai** » Thu Jul 25, 2002 11:03 pm

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!

Tybaltus · Post by **Tybaltus** » Thu Jul 25, 2002 11:07 pm

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.

Did you grow up with siblings (brothers and/or sisters)?

1sister, 2 brothers. (All older than I)

Zu'l Zorander · Post by **Zu'l Zorander** » Thu Jul 25, 2002 11:08 pm

i prefer dogs over cats, and im an only child.

Dottie · Post by **Dottie** » Thu Jul 25, 2002 11:24 pm

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...

Gwalchmai · Post by **Gwalchmai** » Thu Jul 25, 2002 11:43 pm

Thank you, Dottie, Zu'l, Tybaltus, for answering!

I forgot to answer my own questions!

I prefer dogs and I have siblings.

Ode to a Grasshopper · Fri Jul 26, 2002 12:26 am

I prefer cats and I have 1 sibling, a sister.

thantor3 · Post by **thantor3** » Fri Jul 26, 2002 12:49 am

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.

Did you grow up with siblings (brothers and/or sisters)?

I have sibling but they grew up with me.

Beldin · Post by **Beldin** » Fri Jul 26, 2002 12:52 am

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,

Beldin

PS: And don't forget:

thantor3 · Post by **thantor3** » Fri Jul 26, 2002 12:54 am

Originally posted by Beldin
PS: And don't forget:

LMAO!! You need professional help... very, very badly.

Beldin · Post by **Beldin** » Fri Jul 26, 2002 1:00 am

Originally posted by thantor3

LMAO!! You need professional help... very, very badly.

It wasn't MY idea, really....Waverly started it .

No worries,

Beldin

Eerhardt · Post by **Eerhardt** » Fri Jul 26, 2002 2:04 am

I prefer dogs over cats for a pet and have 2 siblings: a sister and a brother.

Astafas · Post by **Astafas** » Fri Jul 26, 2002 2:56 am

Prefer dogs and have sibling (of which I grew up with my oldest sister).

Mr Sleep · Post by **Mr Sleep** » Fri Jul 26, 2002 3:40 am

Cats

Brother

frogus · Post by **frogus** » Fri Jul 26, 2002 3:45 am

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.

Mr Flibble · Post by **Mr Flibble** » Fri Jul 26, 2002 4:38 am

Cats.
Have an older sister.

Tamerlane · Post by **Tamerlane** » Fri Jul 26, 2002 5:43 am

I prefer dogs, always had dogs. Plus we used to breed birds, guess why we stopped

2 younger brothers

Yshania · Post by **Yshania** » Fri Jul 26, 2002 6:40 am

Lots of brothers & sisters.

I prefer dogs

McBane · Post by **McBane** » Fri Jul 26, 2002 6:50 am

Cats

I have one sister....(but thoughtout childhood had 7 step-siblings)

josh · Post by **josh** » Fri Jul 26, 2002 6:51 am

I prefer cats and I have a younger brother and sister.

CM · Post by CM » Fri Jul 26, 2002 7:30 am

Quick COMM and run

Cats
One younger sister.
This is interesting indeed.