Hello, I need help with how to set this up in SPSS.

A longitudinal project was conducted to study the executive and memory functions of elderly residents in a community. The participants are assessed every few years with a set of cognitive tests. Demographic and health information was also collected. The M2 data set is part of the data from that project.

Q1. Perform and Interpret an Independent-Samples t Test

Gender is a potential factor in the aging process of cognitive functions. In order to examine the potential gender differences in cognitive aging, we need to make sure that the female and male participants are not significantly different in age when they enter the project. Perform a t Test to compare females and males on the variable Age1 (age at the first testing session). Note: Remember to submit the SPSS output file that contains this analysis.

Q1A. Answer the following questions about the Levene's Test for Equality of Variances based on the SPSS output.

Q1A-1. Paste the relevant SPSS output table here to support your answers.

Q1A-2. What is the null hypothesis (in words) being tested by the Levene's test?

Ho - Gender is not a potential factor in the aging process of cognitive functions.

Q1A-3. Is the test significant? Should the null hypothesis be rejected?

Q1A-4. What is the conclusion from the Levene's test result?

Hint: Think about the purpose of the Levene's test and then draw a conclusion based on the test result accordingly.