Question

A research project based on a study of older adults examined the relationship between physical activity and pet ownership. The data collected included information concerning pet owner characteristics and the type of pet owned. Here are data giving the relationship between pet ownership status and gender.

		Pet ownership status
Gender		Non-pet owners		Dog owners		Cat owners
Female		1027		156		85
Male		909		173		83

Analyze the data Round your χ² to three decimal places and your P-value to four decimal places

χ²⁼

df=

p-value=

Summarize your results and conclusions.

The relationship between gender and pet ownership is significant.

The relationship between gender and pet ownership is not significant.    

Answer 1

Data giving the relationship between pet ownership status and gender.

Actual Values:
1027 156 85
909 173 83

Non-pet owners	Dog owners	Cat owners			Row Totals
Female	1027	156	85			1268
Male	909	173	83			1165
Column Totals	1936	329	168			2433  (Grand Total)

Chi-Squared Values:
0.321835 1.39467 0.0746226
0.350289 1.51798 0.0812202

Chi-Square = 3.74062

Degrees of Freedom = 2

p = 0.1541

The result is not significant at p < .05.

The relationshup between gender and pet ownership is NOT significant