Kids & PetsStatistical Research ProjectBy Stephanie Young

KIDS & PETS

Determine whether a quantitative correlation exists between the number of kids in a household and the number of pets in the same household.

Purpose:

The Survey• Utilizing online tools, I created a survey with only

two questions:• How many children age 17 or younger live in your

household?• How many pets currently live in your household?

0 1 2 3 4 50

2

4

6

8

10

12

Frequency of Number of Kids

Number of Kids

Mean & ModeThe mean for the kid sample was: 1.55Mode was: 2

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7+0

2

4

6

8

10

12

Frequency of Pets

Number of Pets

Mean & ModeThe mean for the pet sample was: 2.58Mode was: 2

Scatterplot To Show Correlation

• What does it all mean?• Correlation Coefficient was only 0.18• The Critical Value for this sample was 0.361• Comparing those two values concludes there was no significant linear correlation

0 1 2 3 4 5 60

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

Kids

Pets

Conclusion• Buy your kids more pets.