What statistical test should I use to analyze this type of data?

Question

What statistical test do I use based on the following information? Additionally, how would I set up the data (like in a chart).

I am observing three different hunting behaviors found in a cat species. I will be recording the type of hunting style used and if the prey was caught.

Overall I want to know which hunting technique will lead to the most prey being caught. The research question: Is there a difference in the amount of prey caught when using a specific hunting technique?

Answer 1

How many cats are in this study? Are the same cats used for each hunting technique? Are the cats randomly selected?

You could make a chart

technique 1 technique 2 technique 3

observed caught observed caught observed caught

expected caught expected caught expected caught

the observed caught would be the actual number of prey caught using each technique

the expected caught (if all 3 techniques were equal) would be 1/3 of the total caught. over all3 techniques.

We could then do a chi-square goodness of fit test to check if all 3 techniques produce identical results. If the chi-square result is significant then we can say that there is a difference in result when using different techniques.