Dr. Aris conducted a study investigating public attitudes towards people diagnosed with schizophrenia. He compared the perceived dangerousness ratings of individuals who have a close relative diagnosed with schizophrenia (the personal contact group) with individuals who have no personal contact with the condition.
Dr. Aris used a 7-point rating scale to gather his data, where 1 represented "not dangerous at all" and 7 represented "extremely dangerous".
Dr. Aris's median scores are shown in Table 1 below.
| Personal contact group | No personal contact group | |
|---|---|---|
| Median score on perceived dangerousness of individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia | 3 | 6 |
Analyse what Dr. Aris's results show about perceived dangerousness ratings towards individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia.
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