13 Question: A researcher wanted to investigate whether there was a difference in the political participation of males and females. Political participation was measured on a 1 to 7 scale, with higher scores indicating greater political participation. 185 males and 251 females have participated in the study. After the data entry, the output was taken. a) State the null and alternative hypotheses. b) Write the results of the study using APA format as appropriate. * (5 Points) Group Statistics N Mean 22,30 21.37 Levene's Test for Equality of Vanances F 185 251 sex MALES FEMALES Std. Deviation 3.570 4.204 Std. Error Mean 262 265 Political participation Independent Samples Test #test for Equality of Means Mean Difference 927 927 Sig (2-tailed) 016 013 Sig 2.423 2 483 of Political participation Equal variances assumed Equal variances not assumed