SPSS WORKSHEET: INDEPENDENT GROUPS TEMPLATE Males Females 12 15 14 12 9 11 11 10 10 13 12 14 7 17 Research Scenario #1 (Q1-6: 20 pts content / 9 pts format): Research is inconclusive as to whether spatial skills differ by one's biological sex. According to some research, males have better spatial skills than do females; and according to other research, females have better reading skills than males. A student is interested in whether there are sex differences when completing a word-search puzzle (a puzzle in which words are hidden vertically, horizontally, and diagonally within an array of letters). Given this type of puzzle involves both spatial and reading skills, the researcher does not have a specific prediction. A sample of males and females volunteer to participate and are given 10 minutes to work on a 50-word puzzle. The number of words correctly recognized is recorded for each subject, and the resulting data are shown in the table. 1. In this scenario, what is the predictor (independent) variable? How many levels does it have? What are they? 3 pts 2. In this scenario, what is the dependent variable? How was it quantified? What is its scale of measurement (nominal, ordinal, or scale)? 3 pts 3. Create a SPSS data file (remember that the IV is your "grouping variable" and will be represented with numbers in SPSS and your DV will be data entered in a second column). Conduct an appropriate test to assess whether the groups differ. Make su