Hi all,

I need some help on the final two parts of this assignment. BOTH D & E please! TIA!

Part I: A sample of N = 20 college students were recruited to determine if males (n = 10) displayed more curiosity in morbid topics compared to females (n = 10). Topics were set a priori and were as follows: serial killing, gerontology, mass murder, necromania, neurogenerative disease, psychotic disorders, sexual sadism, and suicidal terrorism. Participants rated the extent to which they were interested in the topics on a Likert-scale ranging from 1 (not at all interested) to 5 (extremely interested). Responses were aggregated to form a composite score ranging from 8 to 40, with lower scores reecting little to no interest and higher scores reecting greater interest. Data from the two independent samples are given below: Males: 25 29 24 23 30 28 36 27 36 31 Females: 15 15 10 8 24 l7 14 16 15 15 Disclaimer: The example scenario was modeled after the following article: Harrison, M. A., & Frederick, E. J. (2020). Interested in serial killers? Morbid curiosity in college students. Current Psychology, 1-10. Instructions: Based on this scenario and the example data, please answer the following questions: a. Identify the independent and dependent variables. The independent variable is gender with two levels (male and female) while the dependent is the curiosity about morbid topics. b. Please state the research hypotheses (you may state them in statistical notation Q write them out). The null hypothesis: -Mean score of curiosity in morbid topics in males and females is the same 1le = p2. The alternative hypothesis: -Mean score of curiosity in morbid topics in males and females is not the same HQ 111 75 p2. c. What type of statistical test is appropriate given the scenario and example data? Briey justify your answer. As we are given two independent samples independent sample t-test will be used [or the given scenario since we want to check it the mean score of curiosity about morbid topics in male and female is same or not. (1. Using Excel, perform a statistical test to determine whether the means of the two populations are equal. Please copy/paste your output below. e. Based on the means, standard deviations, test statistic, and p value, what is your conclusion? Briey report the results in scientific format