Music Preference 1 - Brent Hugh's personal and business web pages

Table 8
Music Preference 62
Preference Ratings for Treatments Nothing, Introduction by Discussion, and Introduction by
Play for Groups LE, UE, and MS
Group n Treatment N
M
(SD)
LE
(1 st -2 nd
graders)
UE
(5 th graders)
MS
(6 th -7 th
graders)
LE, UE, & MS
combined
48 3.92
(1.35)
48 3.90
(1.02)
78 3.73
(0.85)
174 3.83
(1.05)
Treatment IP
M
(SD)
4.06
(1.26)
4.15
(0.92)
3.83
(0.76)
3.98
(0.97)
Treatment ID
M
(SD)
4.38
(0.98)
3.96
(1.07)
3.89
(0.97)
4.04
(1.12)
Difference
in M for
ID-N
(% a )
0.14
(3.5%)
0.25
(6.3%)
0.10
(2.5%)
0.15
(3.8%)
Difference
in M for
IP-ID
(% a )
Note. Treatment N = no introduction to musical selections; treatment ID = musical selections
0.32
(8.0%)
-0.19
(-4.8%)
introduced through discussion; treatment IP = musical selections introduced by short dramatic
0.06
(1.5%)
0.06
(1.5%)
plays involving audience members. Music preference ratings were given on a five-point Likert
scale, from 1 (Very Unenjoyable) to 5 (Very Enjoyable).
a Percentage is based on the difference in means in proportion to the maximum possible
difference in ratings.