Comparing Means [ t-test assuming equal variances (homoscedastic) ] Descriptive Statistics VAR Sample size Mean Variance SD No Music

Female 7 3.85714 0.40212 0.634126 No Music Male 5 3.86667 1.47778 1.215639 Summary Degrees Of Freedom Test Statistics Two-tailed distribution p-level

10 Hypothesized Mean Difference######### 0.01783 Pooled Variance 0.83238

0.98613 t Critical Value (5%)

2.22814

Comparing Means [ t-test assuming equal variances (homoscedastic) ] Descriptive Statistics VAR Sample size Mean Variance Instrumental Female 7 2.71429 0.94180 0.970463 Instrumental Male 5 3.00000 1.00000 1 Summary Degrees Of Freedom Test Statistics Two-tailed distribution p-level

10 Hypothesized Mean Difference######### 0.49670 Pooled Variance 0.96508

0.63014 t Critical Value (5%)

2.22814

Comparing Means [ t-test assuming equal variances (homoscedastic) ] Descriptive Statistics VAR Sample size Mean Variance Lyrics Female 7 4.19048 2.03175 1.425393 Lyrics Male 5 3.66667 2.16667 1.47196 Summary Degrees Of Freedom Test Statistics Two-tailed distribution p-level

10 Hypothesized Mean Difference######### 0.61943 Pooled Variance 2.08571

0.54949 t Critical Value (5%)

2.22814

Male Female

No Music Instrumental Lyrics 3.86667 3.00000 3.66667 3.85714 2.71429 4.19048 No Music Instrumental Lyrics 1.21500 1.00000 1.47000 0.634 0.97000 1.42500

Male Female

Effects of Gender on Word Search Task Performance and Music Type

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Number of Words Found/2 Mins (SD)

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