This study, by Juan and Sunny, investigates the association between gender and shoe brand preference.

1. Do People
Prefer Vans or
Converse?
By Juan Perez
Sunny Saucedo

2. Vans
• They were
founded in 1966
• Brothers Paul Van
Doren and James
Van Doren
opened their first
store in Anaheim,
California

3. Converse
• Converse were
founded in
1908
• Marquis Mills
Converse
opened his first
store in
Malden,
Massachusetts

4. Hypotheses
• H₀: Gender and shoe preference are
independent
• Hₐ: Not Independent

5. Which one do you prefer
(please circle one)
(circle one)
Male or Female

6. Chi-square Test
2
2 observed expected
expected

7. Conditions
• Random
• Normal
• independent

8. Vans Converse total
Male 24 15 39
(19.5) (19.5)
Female 20 29 49
(24.5) (24.5)
Total 44 44 88

9. Results
₂
X =3.729
P-Value = .05344
DF= 1

10. Conclusions
• We failed to reject the H₀
• We cannot show that gender and shoe
preference are not independent

11. Potential Errors
• Vans has a greater variety in styles
• Converse have been around longer than Vans

12. The world may never know?
By Juan Perez
Sunny Saucedo