By: Shermeen Khan

Need one male and

one female volunteer!
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 Research

Background research shows that women

tend to perform better on memory tests.

Thought to be because women have longer

attention span and concentration.

Does the same apply for students who

attend EMHS?
Research Question

Do junior females perform better on short term memory

tests than males who attend East Meadow High School?
Hypotheses

 Ho: Male and female junior students at EMHS perform equally well of short
term memory tests.

µf-= µm

 Ha: Females perform better than males in short term memory tests.

µf-> µm
 Data Collection Method

 Individuals were first given specific instructions on how the test would
work.

 Subjects had 30 seconds to read the words presented to them.

 After the 30 seconds, they received an additional minute to write

down the words they remembered.

 Sixty four men and women were chosen in total (32 males, 32
females)

 Two Sample T-Test would be performed.

Data Analysis

Women have less spread.

Women have lowest score
of 5.

Men have greater spread,

with lowest score being a
3.
o Men’s data has greater o Women’s data has
spread. less spread.
o Almost skewed to the o Approximately
right normal
o No outliers o No outliers
o Minimum is at 3. o Minimum at 5.
o Maximum is at 10. o Maximum at 10.
o Highest frequency o Highest frequency at
found at 7 8.
o 𝑥=6.84375
ҧ o 𝑥=7.46875
ҧ
o sx= 1.5263 o sx= 1.36746
o N=32
 Two Sample T-Test

Conditions were all met (SRS, Normality according to CLT, 10% condition).

𝑥1ҧ − 𝑥ҧ2 7.46875 − 6.84375

T = 1.72525867895
1.367462 1.52632
𝑠1 2 𝑠2 2 32
+
32
+
𝑛1 𝑛2

***𝑥ҧ1 , 𝑠1 , 𝑛1 are variables

for females.𝑥ҧ2 , 𝑠2 , 𝑛2 are

P(x<1.72525867895)= 0.044761108536
variables used for males.
Conclusion

Since the alpha is less than the alpha of .05, we can reject
the null hypothesis.
There is sufficient evidence to show that the female
population of East Meadow High School students perform
better on short term memory tests than males.