Masali conducted a study in which she measured the response time for males and females to complete a spatial task.She found that the mean response time was 1.48 minutes for males and 1.63 minutes for females.What must Masali do to be confident that an actual difference exists between males and females

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To determine if there is a significant difference between males and females, Masali needs to conduct an inferential statistic test such as an independent t-test or ANOVA. This will allow her to determine the probability that the observed difference between males and females is not due to chance, but rather a true difference. While obtaining a larger sample may increase the power of the study, it alone will not determine if there is a significant difference between males and females. The correlation coefficient and descriptive statistics may describe the relationship and characteristics of the data but do not test for differences between groups.

Masali Conducted a Study in Which She Measured the Response