Emamples of T test

Gender Differences in Mother-Child Conflict

Hypothesis

• The hypothesis stated that females would report higher levels of conflict with their mothers than males.

Methodology

• Independent Variable: Gender (male, female)

• Dependent Variable: Mother-child conflict (referred to as momconfl)

• Statistical Test Used: Independent-samples t-test

Results

• Conflict Levels:

  • Males:

  • Mean (M) = 12.98

  • Standard Deviation (SD) = 4.91

  • Sample Size (N) = 242

  • Females:

  • Mean (M) = 12.98

  • Standard Deviation (SD) = 4.67

  • Sample Size (N) = 666

  • The analysis revealed that males reported lower levels of mother-child conflict compared to females.

Statistical Analysis

• t-test Result:

  • t(906) = -3.94

  • p < .001

• Effect Size:

  • Cohen's d = -0.30

Interpretation of Results

• The results indicated that the observed difference in levels of mother-child conflict between genders was statistically significant, suggesting that this difference is unlikely to be due to random chance.

• Although the effect size was small (-0.30), the findings indicate that there is a notable difference wherein women experience somewhat more conflict with their mothers on average when compared to men.

Conclusion

• The data supported the initial hypothesis, confirming that females are more likely to experience higher levels of mother-child conflict than males in this study.