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Factor | Median Score * (Total—All cats) | χ2 test (DF)/FET | p-adj. |
---|---|---|---|
Appearance | 2 | χ2(4) = 270.0 | 0.005 |
Health | 1 | χ2(4) = 124.4 | 0.005 |
Companionship | 2 | χ2(4) = 312.3 | 0.005 |
Popularity | 1 | χ2(4) = 81.1 | 0.005 |
Celebrity ownership | 1 | Fisher’s exact test = 14.5 | 0.005 |
Costs | 1 | χ2(4) = 1.4 | 0.82 |
Ease of maintenance | 1 | χ2(4) = 109.9 | 0.005 |
* Median score is from a scale of 1–3, 1 is ‘little or no influence’, 3 is ‘strong influence’. FET—Fisher’s exact test.