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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 1024 158 84 Male 918 172 81 Analyze the data. (Round your X^2 to three decimal places and your P-value to four decimal places.)X^2 = 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.

Explanation / Answer

The chi-square statistic is 2.7351.

The df is n-1 , where n is no. of classes

( Classes are: Non-Pet, Dog, Cat)

So, n = 3-1=2

The p-value is .25473.

The result is not significant at p < .05.

The relationshup between gender and pet ownership is NOT significant

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