Question: Directions: Read the following research problem and review the two tables and then interpret the results.

A group of nurse researchers measured the amount in time (in minutes) spent in recreational activities by a sample of 200 hospitalized paraplegic patients. They compared male and female patients as well as those aged 50 and younger versus those over 50 years old. The four groups means (50 subjects per group) were as follows:

Age Male Female

< 50 years 98.2 70.1

>50 years 50.8 68.3

A two-way ANOVA yielded the following results:

F dF p

Gender 3.61 1,196 NS

Age group 5.87 1.196 <.05

Gender x Age group 6.96 1,196 >.01