Pet Preference Was Compared for Four Different Types of Animals

question 32

Multiple Choice

Pet preference was compared for four different types of animals (dogs, cats, birds, and fish) , using a one-way within-groups ANOVA with nine participants.The standard error was calculated as 0.19.Where are the significant effects for preference among these groups, given the following means for preference: Dogs M = 4.43, Cats M = 4.18, Birds M = 2.73, Fish M = 4.07?

• A) Preference for birds is significantly lower than for the other three groups, and there are no other differences among the mean preferences.
• B) Dogs and cats are preferred over birds and fish, but there are no differences between the other groups.
• C) Birds and fish are less preferred than dogs and cats, but there are no other differences present.
• D) All post hoc tests were significant at the 0.05 level.

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