https://padlet.com/jamesogerald/zestforlife James Gerald Mrs. Parrott Probability and Statistics 25 March 2020 en-us 2020-03-26 01:12:17 UTC 2020-03-26 01:35:44 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f436.png jamesogerald https://padlet.com/jamesogerald/zestforlife/wish/475630224 Life enjoyment and pet ownership.]]> 2020-03-26 01:16:25 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesogerald/zestforlife/wish/475630224 jamesogerald https://padlet.com/jamesogerald/zestforlife/wish/475631270 Do people experience more enjoyment for life when living with a dog?]]> 2020-03-26 01:18:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesogerald/zestforlife/wish/475631270 jamesogerald https://padlet.com/jamesogerald/zestforlife/wish/475631718 100 people all living in the Phoenix area without any pets, were selected for this study. Each person was between 25-25 years old, living alone, in similar income brackets, and came from similar backgrounds.]]> 2020-03-26 01:18:57 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesogerald/zestforlife/wish/475631718 jamesogerald https://padlet.com/jamesogerald/zestforlife/wish/475632501 Flyers and adverts were posted around town advertising the study. A wait period commenced until all 100 people had been selected and fit the requirements. This was a volunteer sample.

]]> 2020-03-26 01:20:16 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesogerald/zestforlife/wish/475632501 jamesogerald https://padlet.com/jamesogerald/zestforlife/wish/475633245 Foe one year, 100 people without pets completed weekly surveys on how they viewed their enjoyment of life on a scale of 1-100, with 100 being the best.
After this was done, each was given a dog around 5 years of age with similar temperaments and builds. They were to live with the dogs for the next year and do weekly reports on how they perceived their “zest for life”, i.e. how much they were enjoying their life. Food, money for vet bills, etc. were provided for the dogs. Check-ins were done once a month to see the treatment of the dog and ensure it was not being abused or neglected.

]]> 2020-03-26 01:21:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesogerald/zestforlife/wish/475633245 jamesogerald https://padlet.com/jamesogerald/zestforlife/wish/475634833 Ownership of a dog.]]> 2020-03-26 01:24:05 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesogerald/zestforlife/wish/475634833 jamesogerald https://padlet.com/jamesogerald/zestforlife/wish/475635099 Enjoyment of life.]]> 2020-03-26 01:24:34 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesogerald/zestforlife/wish/475635099 jamesogerald https://padlet.com/jamesogerald/zestforlife/wish/475635262 The original one-year study was considered to be the control group for which the results would be compared against.]]> 2020-03-26 01:24:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesogerald/zestforlife/wish/475635262 jamesogerald https://padlet.com/jamesogerald/zestforlife/wish/475635571 There was no blinding or double-blinding, as the experiment was voluntary and everyone involved knew the complete details of the study.

]]> 2020-03-26 01:25:24 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesogerald/zestforlife/wish/475635571 jamesogerald https://padlet.com/jamesogerald/zestforlife/wish/475636127 There was no randomized block design, as everyone was individually participating.

]]> 2020-03-26 01:26:25 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesogerald/zestforlife/wish/475636127 jamesogerald https://padlet.com/jamesogerald/zestforlife/wish/475636381 There were no matched pairs.]]> 2020-03-26 01:26:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesogerald/zestforlife/wish/475636381 jamesogerald https://padlet.com/jamesogerald/zestforlife/wish/475636657 There was no crossover design but it could have been done. However, it likely wouldn't have added anything to the overall results.]]> 2020-03-26 01:27:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesogerald/zestforlife/wish/475636657 jamesogerald https://padlet.com/jamesogerald/zestforlife/wish/475637264 The sample size was of 100 people with an error margin of 10%. This could be lowered with a larger sample size but would require more materials and likely longer research times.]]> 2020-03-26 01:28:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesogerald/zestforlife/wish/475637264 jamesogerald https://padlet.com/jamesogerald/zestforlife/wish/475637630 Replication would be difficult to do, as it is very difficult to find 100 people that are very similar let alone another 100. The length of the experiment would have to be extended by another 2 years which is annoying.]]> 2020-03-26 01:29:00 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesogerald/zestforlife/wish/475637630 jamesogerald https://padlet.com/jamesogerald/zestforlife/wish/475637909 -At the end of the two years, all the surveys had collected and analyzed. The people were allowed to keep the dogs, provided they had been deemed as suitable pet owners.
-In the year without a dog, the mean rating of life enjoyment was 46%. The minimum was 0%, the maximum was 100%, the median was 50%, and the mode was 60%
-In the year of the dog, the average rating of life enjoyment was 89%.
-This showed a definite increase in life enjoyment from not having a dog to having a dog. However, with a margin of error of 10%, there is always a chance of the results being skewed or somewhat incorrect. This could be adjusted but it will never be 0%.

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