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*Observation = “Evidence”: 59% of the students stated they agree that the cost of having their bodies frozen was far too expensive. Only 7.7% of this students disagreed with the statement. The mean response was 2.22. *Interpret Data = “Claim”: Most GHC students feel cryonics is “far too expensive”. A few students felt cryonics might be financially viable. * Contrast/Context = “Aligned Claim”: In 1998, W. Scott Badger examined the affordability of cryonics and found that most respondents perceived it was far too expensive. Twenty years later, my GHC study asked an identical likert-style question, and found similar results. The mean response for the Badger study was 2.21 versus 2.22 for my study. In the GHC study, most students felt cryonics was far too expensive with 59% of the students agreeing that having one’s body frozen was “far too expensive”. Only 7.7% of these students disagreed with the statement showing a small minority of students felt cryonics might be affordable.

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Page 1: *Observation = “Evidence”businessstatistics.us/data-analysis-sample.pdfcryonics and found that most respondents perceived it was far too expensive. Twenty years later, my GHC study

*Observation=“Evidence”:59%ofthestudentsstatedtheyagreethatthecostofhavingtheirbodiesfrozenwasfartooexpensive.Only7.7%ofthisstudentsdisagreedwiththestatement.Themeanresponsewas2.22.

*InterpretData=“Claim”:MostGHCstudentsfeelcryonicsis“fartooexpensive”.Afewstudentsfeltcryonicsmightbefinanciallyviable.

*Contrast/Context=“AlignedClaim”:In1998,W.ScottBadgerexaminedtheaffordabilityofcryonicsandfoundthatmostrespondentsperceiveditwasfartooexpensive.Twentyyearslater,myGHCstudyaskedanidenticallikert-stylequestion,andfoundsimilarresults.ThemeanresponsefortheBadgerstudywas2.21versus2.22formystudy.IntheGHCstudy,moststudentsfeltcryonicswasfartooexpensivewith59%ofthestudentsagreeingthathavingone’sbodyfrozenwas“fartooexpensive”.Only7.7%ofthesestudentsdisagreedwiththestatementshowingasmallminorityofstudentsfeltcryonicsmightbeaffordable.

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*Observation=“Evidence”:50.9%oftheGHCstudentsagreedthatapetwouldmeanmoretothemthananyoftheirfriends.Intensityofthisbeliefvariedfromslightlyagreeingwiththispremise(23.6%)tostronglyagreeing(9.1%).30.1%ofGHCstudentsfeltapetwouldnotmeanmoretothemthantheirfriends.

*InterpretData=“Claim”:AmajorityofGHCstudentsfeelapetrelationshipismoreimportanttothemthantheirfriends.Aboutone-thirdofthestudentsfelttheirfriendrelationshipsweremoreimportant.

*Contrast/Context=“AlignedClaim”:Inapeer-reviewedjournalarticletitledPresenceofHumanFriendsandPetDogsasModeratorsofAutonomicResponsestoStressinWomen,theauthorAllenfoundthatinteractionwithdogsdecreasedstressinwomenmorethaninteractionwiththeirfriends.MystudyidentifiedasimilarperceptionwiththemajorityofGHCstudentsindicatingapreferencefor“pets”versus“friends”(50.9%).Theintensityofthisbeliefvariedfromslight(23.6%)tostrong(9.1%).Thismajorityviewwasnotuniversallyheldasaboutone-thirdofthestudentsfelttheirfriendrelationshipsweremoreimportantthantheirpetrelationships.

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*Observation=“Evidence”:60%ofGHCstudentsrefuseunnecessarypackagingorplasticbags.Noneofthe92studentshadwrittenletterstoanotherorganizationregardingenvironmentalissues.19%oftheGHCstudentshadparticipatedinafieldevent.36%oftheGHCstudentshadhelpedtomaintainaparkornaturalhabitat.

*InterpretData=“Claim”:AmajorityofGHCstudentsexhibitsomeenvironmentalconsciousnessthroughtheirshoppinghabitsbuttheyshowednointerestinwritinglettersforenvironmentalcausesandonlyone-fifthofthestudentshadparticipatedina“fieldevent”.

*Contrast/Context=“AlignedClaim”:ResearcherD.B.Tindallpredictedthatindividualswouldbemorelikelytoparticipateinenvironmentallyfriendlyactivitiesthatcouldbeimplementedintheirdailylivescomparedwithinitiatingenvironmentalchangethroughletterwritingandfieldevents(Tindall2014).MyGHCstudysupportsthisclaimwithamajorityofstudentsactivelyseekingtorefuseunnecessarypackaging,abehaviorthatwouldbeconsideredpartofone’severydaylifeandrequiringlittletimecommitment.Incontrast,mystudyshowedthatnotoneofthe92respondentshadwrittenaletterforanenvironmentalcause,lessthanone-fifthfthestudentshadparticipatedinanenvironmentalfieldevent,andjustoverone-thirdhadhelpedtomaintainaparkornaturalhabitat.