Question

I coded my data using a numerical code; male was 1, and female was 2, age was kept the same,classical was 1, Electronic was 2, Silence was 3, White noise was 4 and Lo-Fi was 5. The means of each condition were recorded as: silence was 3.4 credits, classical was 2.80 credits, Electronic was 2.83 credits,White noise was 2.75 credits and Lo-Fi was 3.0 credits. Using a independent one-way ANOVA, I got the standard deviation of each condition as well which is as follows: silence was 0.69 credits, classical was 1.78 credits, Electronic was 1.34 credits,White noise was 1.65 credits and Lo-Fi was 2.64 credits.Using the ANOVA test I also found the p-value to be 0.864. Since we were using a confidence ratio of 95%, that means the p-value has to be less than 0.05. Since p>0.05 because p=0.864, then my data is not statistically significant.

According to the above, Write the results in proper APA-style statistical notation.

Answer 1

There was no statistically significant difference found in the means of the different music conditions, F(4, 45) = 0.38, p = 0.864, η² = 0.034, with means and standard deviations as follows: silence (M = 3.4, SD = 0.69), classical (M = 2.80, SD = 1.78), Electronic (M = 2.83, SD = 1.34), White noise (M = 2.75, SD = 1.65), and Lo-Fi (M = 3.0, SD = 2.64).