Table 4.

χ2 statistics for the proportion of value themes according to city and weather, indicating values for first and second mention, based on the survey results from Fredericton, Halifax, and Winnipeg.

Sampling characteristicsχ2 zDegrees of freedomP-valuey
Cities
Fredericton132.16 (1st mention)22<0.0001
Halifax
Winnipeg58.88 (2nd mention)22<0.0001
Weather
Cold68.2511<0.0001
Hot18.51110.071

  • ↵z The χ2 statistic was calculated based on contingency tables that do not include the “no responses” code, which accounts for 1.2% of all first mentions and 40% of all second mentions of the total responses (n = 1077).

  • ↵y Based on a 95% confidence level (critical P-value = 0.05).