Data Analysis

Descriptive statistics of our sample based on age, gender, education level and ethnic background.
Statistics Ethnic Gender N Valid Missing 20 0 Age 20 0 Education Level 20 0 Background 20 0

Gender Cumulative Frequency Valid Male Female Total 13 7 20 Percent 65.0 35.0 100.0 Valid Percent 65.0 35.0 100.0 Percent 65.0 100.0

Age Cumulative Frequency Valid 18-24 25-34 35-49 50+ Total 16 1 1 2 20 Percent 80.0 5.0 5.0 10.0 100.0 Valid Percent 80.0 5.0 5.0 10.0 100.0 Percent 80.0 85.0 90.0 100.0

Education Level Cumulative Frequency Valid High School University/ College Total 6 14 20 Percent 30.0 70.0 100.0 Valid Percent 30.0 70.0 100.0 Percent 30.0 100.0

Ethnic Background Cumulative Frequency Valid Caucasian Asian Other Total 17 1 2 20 Percent 85.0 5.0 10.0 100.0 Valid Percent 85.0 5.0 10.0 100.0 Percent 85.0 90.0 100.0

Correlation comparing the attitudes towards online dating sites and their users.
Correlations How do you feel about the users of online dating sites? How do you feel about the users of online dating sites? Pearson Correlation Sig. (2-tailed) N What is your general attitude Pearson Correlation towards online dating sites? Sig. (2-tailed) N *. Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed). 20 .497* .026 20 20 1 What is your general attitude towards online dating sites? .497* .026 20 1

The results show a strong positive correlation between attitudes towards online dating and the users of online dating, r=.497. The results are significant as p<.05.

T-test comparing the attitudes towards online dating sites based on whether or not the person has used a dating site before.
Group Statistics

Have you visited an online dating site before How do you feel about the users of online dating sites? No Yes N 15 5 Mean 2.27 2.20 Std. Deviation .704 .837 Std. Error Mean .182 .374

People who have visited an online dating site had a slightly more positive attitude towards the users of online dating (M=2.2) than the people who have not (M=2.27), t(18)=.176, p>.05.

Independent Samples Test Levene's Test for Equality of Variances t-test for Equality of Means 95% Confidence Interval of the Difference Sig. (2F How do you feel about the dating sites? Equal variances .076 Sig. .786 t .176 df 18 Mean Std. Error Lower -.731 Upper .864

tailed) Difference Difference .863 .067 .380

users of online assumed Equal variances not assumed .160 6.014 .878 .067 .416 -.951 1.084

T-test comparing the attitudes towards online dating sites based on gender.
Group Statistics Gender What is your general attitude Male towards online dating sites? Female N 13 7 Mean 2.15 2.43 Std. Deviation .987 .535 Std. Error Mean .274 .202

Males had a slightly more positive attitude (M=2.15) compared to females (M=2.43) that participated in our survey. These results are not significant however as p=.51, t(18)=-.679.

Independent Samples Test Levene's Test for Equality of Variances t-test for Equality of Means 95% Confidence Interval of the Difference Sig. (2F What is your Equal 1.830 Sig. t df 18 Mean Std. Error Upper .575

tailed) Difference Difference Lower .506 -.275 .405 -1.125

.193 -.679

general attitude variances towards online assumed dating sites? Equal variances not assumed -.807 17.970 .430 -.275 .340 -.990 .440

T-test comparing the attitudes towards the users of online dating sites based on age.
Group Statistics Gender How do you feel about the users of online dating sites? Male Female N 13 7 Mean 2.38 2.00 Std. Deviation .768 .577 Std. Error Mean .213 .218

Females (M=2.00) had a slightly more positive attitude than males (M=2.38) towards the users of online dating sites. These results are not significant however, as t(18)=1.15, p>.05.

Independent Samples Test Levene's Test for Equality of Variances t-test for Equality of Means 95% Confidence Interval of the Difference Sig. (2F How do you feel about the dating sites? Equal variances 4.164 Sig. t df 18 Mean Std. Error Upper 1.084

tailed) Difference Difference Lower .263 .385 .333 -.315

.056 1.155

users of online assumed Equal variances not assumed 1.261 15.736 .226 .385 .305 -.263 1.032

Anova analysis of attitudes towards online dating sites based on age.

ANOVA Age Sum of Squares Between Groups Within Groups Total 5.394 13.556 18.950 df 3 16 19 Mean Square 1.798 .847 F 2.122 Sig. .138

The Anova was not able to provide a post-hoc analysis because there was more than one group with less than two individuals in it. These results would tell us that there is no significant differences between the age groups in their attitude towards dating sites as p=.14, F(3,16)=2.12.

Anova analysis of attitudes towards the users of online dating sites based on age.

ANOVA How do you feel about the users of online dating sites? Sum of Squares Between Groups Within Groups Total 2.313 7.438 9.750 df 3 16 19 Mean Square .771 .465 F 1.658 Sig. .216

The Anova was not able to provide a post-hoc analysis because there was more than one group with less than two individuals in it. These results tell us that there is no significant difference between the different age groups in their attitudes towards the users of online dating sites as p=.22, F(3,16)=1.66.

Anova analysis of attitudes towards the users of online dating sites based on ethnicity.
ANOVA How do you feel about the users of online dating sites? Sum of Squares Between Groups Within Groups Total .691 9.059 9.750 df 2 17 19 Mean Square .346 .533 F .649 Sig. .535

The Anova was not able to provide a post-hoc analysis because there was more than one group with less than two individuals in it. These results tell us that there is no significant difference between ethnicities in their attitude towards the users of online dating sites as p=.535, F(2,17)=.649.

Anova analysis of attitudes towards online dating sites based on ethnicity.

ANOVA What is your general attitude towards online dating sites? Sum of Squares Between Groups Within Groups Total .779 12.971 13.750 df 2 17 19 Mean Square .390 .763 F .511 Sig. .609

The Anova was not able to provide a post-hoc analysis because there was more than one group with less than two individuals in it. These results tell us that there is no significant difference between ethnicities in their attitude towards online dating sites as p=.609, F(2,17)=.511.