PART 2

Statistical Analysis

Statistical Analysis

Part 2

(a)

Case Processing Summary

Cases

Valid

Missing

Total

N

Percent

N

Percent

N

Percent

Sex * Ed Level

200

100.0 %

0

0.0 %

200

100.0 %

Sex * Ed Level Cross tabulation

Count

Ed Level

Total

Lower education

Higher education

Sex

Male

43

50

93

Female

48

59

107

Total

91

109

200

(b) Research Question 1: Is there a difference between the proportion of males and females with lower education levels?

From the above graphical representation, in view of the given research question that is, is there a difference between the proportion of males and females with lower education levels, it can be observed that the female participants of the study are more lower educated as compared to males participants. In addition to this, with respect to higher education level, it also observed that female participants are highly educated in comparison to male participants. This shows that there is a difference between the proportion of males and females with lower education levels.

Group Statistics

Ed Level

N

Mean

Std. Deviation

Std. Error Mean

Sex

Lower education

91

1.5275

.50201

.05263

Higher education

109

1.5413

.50059

.04795

Independent Samples Test

Levene's Test for Equality of Variances

t-test for Equality of Means

F

Sig.

t

df

Sig. (2-tailed)

Mean Difference

Std. Error Difference

95% Confidence Interval of the Difference

Lower

Upper

Sex

Equal variances assumed

.140

.709

-.194

198

.846

-.01381

.07117

-.15417

.12655

Equal variances not assumed

-.194

191.484

.846

-.01381

.07119

-.15423

.12661

From the above test, it can be said that the significance value is greater than 0.05 that is 0.709, which shows that there is a difference between the proportion of males and females with lower education levels.

(c)

Research Question 2: Does Unhealthy behaviour have a negative influence on Objective Health?

The above graphical representation shows the unhealthy behaviour and objective health which shows that the unhealthy behaviour of the participants over the different binned groups of unhealthy behaviour and objective health increases as the objective health decreases among the participants. This shows an inverse trend that is negative trend of unhealthy behaviour towards the objective health.

Research Question 3: Is there a difference in the general mental ability of males and females with lower education levels

In view of research question that is, is there a difference in the general mental ability of males ...