Interesting. I suppose we are unlikely to get any more responses now, so lets look at the results. If star signs were uniformly distributed, then we should expect just under four people per star sign. The vast majority have 3, 4 or 5 which, given the small size of the sample, I'm inclined to call "average".
That leaves Cancer at 11, and Gemini and Leo at 1 to analyse.
Given that these results are so different from the results I originally posted, it seems likely that star sign is not a good predictor of interest in bushwalking, and probably reflects some other characteristic of the samples being used. As I suggested originally for my club, it may be that Aquarius like to be in groups.
What conclusions can we draw from this survey?
Firstly, my original analysis took a whole population, ie, all members of a club. The poll here was self-selecting, which in statistical analysis means it carries little weight. This is because many people who don't believe in star signs are unlikely to read the topic or vote. So it may be that Gemini and Leo in general don't believe in star signs, but Cancers do.
Secondly, the club analysis had a size of 160 people. This poll has only 47 people. Therefore the error in the results is likely to be much higher.
Thirdly, as Jellybean said:
Hmmm, if certain star signs are adverse to completing polls (but love walking) the results of your research here may be a little flawed!!
I would be surprised if more than one or two of the club members participate in online forums, whereas the people who responded here obviously do. So perhaps all we can conclude is that Cancerian bushwalkers spend a lot of time on forums while bushwalking club members are out walking.
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