Part B: Questions related to interpreting SPSS output tables (30 marks)

3. Researchers conducted a study to understand the effect of gender on statistics anxiety. They believe

that the level of statistics anxiety is different between males and females. The Statistics Anxiety Rating

Scale (STARS) was used to assess one's statistics anxiety level at the beginning of the academic year.

a. What statistical test should be used to achieve the research objective? (2 marks)

b. State the null and research hypothesis in symbol form. (4 marks)

C. The researchers recruited 32 participants to join the study. The following SPSS output table for

the study is shown below:

i) Is the equal variance assumption violated? Explain your answers by reporting relevant

statistics. (3 marks)

ii) Is there any gender difference in statistics anxiety? Explain your answers by reporting

relevant statistics. (3 marks)