To Determine If People's Preference in Dogs Had Changed in the Recent

question 6

Essay

To determine if people's preference in dogs had changed in the recent years, organizers of a local
dog show asked people who attended the show to indicate which breed was their favorite. This
information was compiled by dog breed and gender of the people who responded. The table
summarizes the responses.
-Identify the variables and tell whether each is categorical or quantitative.
$$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | } \hline & \text { Female } & \text { Male } & \text { Total } \\\hline \text { Yorkshire Terrier } & 73 & 59 & \mathbf { 1 3 2 } \\\hline \text { Dachshund } & 49 & 47 & \mathbf { 9 6 } \\\hline \text { Golden Retriever } & 58 & 33 & \mathbf { 9 1 } \\\hline \text { Labrador } & 37 & 41 & \mathbf { 7 8 } \\\hline \text { Dalmatian } & 45 & 28 & \mathbf { 7 3 } \\\hline \text { Other breeds } & 86 & 67 & \mathbf { 1 5 3 } \\\hline \text { Total } & \mathbf { 3 4 8 } & \mathbf { 2 7 5 } & \mathbf { 6 2 3 } \\\hline \end{array}$$

Explain the concept of object permanence and its development.

Understand the development of conservation, egocentrism, and other key cognitive concepts in children.

Understand key concepts and theories of child development as proposed by Vygotsky, Piaget, Thomas and Chess, and Ainsworth.

Recognize the developmental stages and temperaments in children.

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Definitions:

High Blood Pressure

A condition in which the force of the blood against the artery walls is too high, often leading to health problems such as heart disease.

Treatment Population Mean

The average outcome or response of the population receiving a specific treatment in a study.

Control Population Mean

The average value of a variable within a control group in experimental studies, used as a baseline to compare against experimental group outcomes.

Significance Level

The probability of rejecting the null hypothesis in a statistical test when it is actually true, used as a threshold to gauge whether observed data are due to chance.