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What was the aim?

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Aim: To see whether people open the door is influenced by gender.

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What was the alternative hypothesis?

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  • More females will open the door than males.
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What was the null hypothesis?

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  • no significant difference between genders and anything is by chance.
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What was the sample like?

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  • ages 16+
  • West Midlands
  • Opportunity sample
  • Men and Women
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What was the procedure like?

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  • Done at different times in the day
  • Done for 10-15 minutes
  • Recorded the number of people who held the door for the person behind them and the number of people who did not hold the door for the people behind behind.
  • Recorded with pen and paper
  • Recorded whether they were male or females
  • recorded qualitative data such as how they were dressed, what they looked like, age, physical appearance, accents
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What counted as ‘Helped’?

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  • Holding the door open until somebody takes the door.
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What counted as ‘not helped’?

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  • Walking through the door
  • Did not touch the door at all or hold it
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What were the results?

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  • HELPED
  • MALES - 55
  • FEMALES - 66
  • NOT HELPED
  • MALES - 24
  • FEMALES - 21
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What conclusions can be drawn?

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  • More people tend to hold the door open than people who did not hold the door open
  • Females tend to open the door open for other people compared to males.
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