Proposition 17f: If Sylvan Lake Public swimming areas became ‘tops optional’, the consequences would be: improved chances of getting laid, reduced chances of getting laid, or no change.

Summary:{‘Reduced chance of getting laid’ loses. There is no statistical difference between ‘Improved chance’ and ‘No change’. If we exclude the ‘no change’ category, of the 62 people who voted Improved Chances or Reduced Chances, 98% voted ‘Improved Chances of getting laid’.}

Summary:

Details:

Graph 17f-A

Graph 17f-B

Graph 17f-C

Graph 17f-D

Graph 17f-E

Graph 17f-F

Results:

            Improved Chances of Getting Laid:                 61 vote

            No Change in the Chances of Getting Laid:   51 vote

            Reduced Chances of Getting Laid:                     1 vote

Calculation of Margin of Error:

Comparing ‘Improved Chances of Getting Laid’ vs. ‘No Change in the Chances of Getting Laid’:

            Improved Chances of Getting Laid:                 61 vote

            No Change in the Chances of Getting Laid:   51 vote

n=113

            Using our formula: Margin of Error = ±9.2%

Improved Chances: 61 vote±9.2%=61 votes±5.6 votes  = a range of 55.4 to 66.6

No change: 51 votes±9.2% = 51 votes ±4.5 votes = a range of 46.5 to 55.5

            Because the ranges overlap, the difference between the two numbers is not statistically significant at the 95% confidence level. If a vote of the general Community were taken, we could not determine if it would yield a majority vote for either the ‘Improved category’ or the ‘No Change’ category. It is obvious though, that the difference between these two categories and the ‘Less Chance of Getting Laid’ category is statistically significant.

             In summary, then, the Community does not believe that there would be a reduced chance of getting laid if the town implemented a tops-free policy for all swimming areas.

The Community does believe that there would be either ‘improved chances of getting laid’ or ‘no chance in the chances of getting laid’.

Discussion of Results:

            Both males and females in the over-thirty age category voted, majority: ‘no change’. Other age categories, voted: ‘improved chances’.

            There appears to be an age-effect in this proposition for both males and females. In Graph 17f-E, we can see that, below age 50, generally, the younger the age of the voter, the greater percentage voted ‘Improved chances of getting laid’. After age 50, the rates raised again but the number of voters in the 70 age group are small so that data point may or may not be significant. The age effect may or may not be significant because the number of voters in each age category are small.

            Graph 17f-F shows that the peak age of the percent of people who voted ‘No Change’ is about 35 years old.

Comments Section:

Community Standards Vote 2008

Ifs/ands/buts/comments on the following proposition: 17. If Sylvan Lake Public swimming areas became ‘tops optional’, the consequences would be:

 [6  sub-questions dealing with:

 a. tourism,

b. business activity,

c. property values,

d. family life,

e. community pride,

f. chances of getting laid.]

[Comments are typed as the various authors wrote them with no correction of spelling or editing.  Editors notes are placed within square brackets.]

[legend: M=male, F=female, number is age, X=not specified.]

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