Q6) Analyzing data to answer research question (8 points) Research Question: Do males and females differ in verbal IQ (VerbIQ)? For this analysis, assume that the variables meet all the assumptions for the statistical test you wish to perform. Use a = .05. A. What is your chosen hypothesis test? What is your rationale? (2 points: 1 for test, 1 for rationale) B. What are the null hypothesis and alternative hypothesis for the test? (1 point: .5 for each hypothesis)

a)

t-test

A t-test is an inferential statistic used to determine if there is a significant difference between the means of two groups, which may be related in certain features

b)

?H0?:? Males and females differ in verbal IQ

?H1?:? Males and females do not differ in verbal IQ

Step-by-step explanation

a)

t-test

A t-test is an inferential statistic used to determine if there is a significant difference between the means of two groups, which may be related in certain features and since in our problem, we are checking whether the two groups of males and females differ in verbal IQ which are related in some characteristics hence t-test becomes the most appropriate test to check if the two groups are different in terms of the verbal IQ.

b)

The claim of the problem is to check if the two groups of males and females differ in terms of verbal IQ and hence;

Null hypothesis.

Males and females differ in verbal IQ

Alternative hypothesis.

Males and females do not differ in IQ