The purpose of our study was to determine whether or not there was a relationship between

preference of meat based on gender. The meat choices were chicken or steak. The population of

interest for our study was 75 male students and 75 female students from North Olmsted High School.

 We sent out 150 surveys and received 96 responses.

      In our background research, we used Tri-C library resources and found a study that was related to our topic.  This study has a conventional sensory profiling of beef, pork, lamb, ostrich, and chicken using a trained profile and then there was a consumer survey. Conclusions for the study included women being more likely to say, “I don’t eat steak if there is visible blood in it” and “I prefer to eat vegetables to meat.” Men were more likely to say, “Nothing satisfies my appetite better than steak” or “I love to eat beef.” Then we continued our research using Google search engine and typed in “Is there a relationship between a preference in chicken or steak based on gender” and 196,000 results came up. The first website we visited was a food blog. The blog suggests that women prefer chicken and fish more than men do, but they are curious as to whether or not this is a biological factor rather than trying to look feminine or masculine. Some women replied stating that they don't agree with the blog, and they eat meat all of the time. But, most women stated they are concerned with other's opinions when they choose between a slab of ribs or a lighter meat. We were able to continue our research because one blogger provided a website link about a study done on this topic. This website included a similiar study that concluded men are more likely to eat steak or beef than women are.

         When we got our results back, a chi-square analysis test was used to analyze the data and determine whether or not there was a relationship between meat preference and gender. The p-value was less than the alpha value, so we could reject our null hypothesis. Therefore, there is sufficient evidence to suggest that a relationship exists between meat preference and gender.