Does My Baby Really Look Like Me? Using Tests For Resemblance Between Parent and Child to Teach Topics in Categorical Data Analysis

Abstract

In this article, we present a study to test whether neutral observers perceive a resemblance between a parent and a child. We demonstrate the general approach for two separate parent/child pairs using survey data collected from introductory statistics students serving as neutral observers. We then present ideas for incorporating the study design process, data collection, and analysis into different statistics courses from introductory to graduate level.

• Classroom example
• Survey data
• Tests for binomial probabilities
• Tests for multinomial probabilities