StatisticsFinal Project

E m i l y I s h i iS t a t i s t i c s P e r i o d 1

Introduction•Surveyed the students, surrounding the topic of pets.

•I focused on five types of pets: dog, cat, bird, rodent, and fish.

•Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors, all were surveyed because I wanted a variety of age difference.

•I personally spend a lot of time with my dog. I was curious to see who else may spend the equal amount of time with their pets.

Survey

•I’d replace a fill in the

blank years to specific

time frames.

•Add reptiles as

a pet option.

•Eliminate the “other”

option.

Claims•70% of Bishop Montgomery students own dogs.

• More females spend 0-15 minutes with their pets everyday compared to males.

• Males don’t clean after their pets as much as females do.

Claim # 1

Dog

Cat

Fish

Rodent

Bird

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45

43

7

4

1

2

Pet Count

Number of Students

Type of Pet

•57 out of 82 students owned pets.

70% of Bishop Montgomery

students own dogs.

Testing Claim# 170% of Bishop Montgomery students own

dogs.

Ho: p = .7claim

Ha: p ≠ .7

= 1-PropZTest

P0: .7X: 43N: 57

P=.370

P vs ɑ.370 > .05

Fail to Reject

There is not enough evidence to reject the

claim that 70% of Bishop Montgomery students own

dogs.

Claim # 2More females spend 0-15 minutes with their pets everyday compared to males.

Females Male0%5%

10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%50%

31%

46%

Spend at Least 0-15 Minutes with Their Pets Everyday

Testing Claim # 2More females spend 0-15 minutes with their pets everyday compared to males.

Ho: p1 < p2

Ha: p1 > p2 claim

= 2-PropTest

X1: 11N1: 35X2: 11N2: 24

P=.869

P vs ɑ

.869 > .05

Fail to rejectThere is not enough evidence to

support the claim that more females spend 0-15 minutes with their pets everyday compared to

males.

Claim # 3Males don’t clean after their pets as much as

females do.

Females Males64%

65%

66%

67%

68%

69%

70%

71%

67%

71%

Percentage that Cleans After their

Pet

Testing Claim # 3

Ho: p1 > p2

Ha: p1 < p2 claim

Males don’t clean after their pets as much as females do.

= 2-PropTest

X1: 22N1: 35X2: 17N2: 24

P=.262 .262 > .05

P vs ɑ

Fail to reject

There is not enough evidence to support the claim that males don’t clean after their pets as

much as females do.

What I’d do Differently…

Data Collection

Pass out more surveys for more accurate results.

Survey adults to see if they take better care of their pets compared to students.

Have more specific time selections on the survey instead of the “other” option.

Ask if they daily feed their pets or if someone else feeds the pet. Also ask if the pet is the family’s pet or the students’.

Conclusion

All my claims were disproven. While writing the claims, I thought it

would be obvious that females take better care of their pets than males would.

I was definitely shocked about the results, but then again I would survey more students for more accurate result.