Table 1.
Non-musicians (n = 17) | Vocalists (n = 21) | Drummers (n = 16) | Statistic | |
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Age (years) | Mean 23.2 (SD = 3.8) | 23.4 (3.6) | 25.4 (5.7) | F(2,51) = 1.217, p = 0.304 |
Non-verbal IQ (percentile score) | 71.6 (19.1) | 74.1 (22.9) | 77.3 (14.9) | F(2,51) = 0.352, p = 0.705 |
Years of musical experience | 2.35 (1.5)* | 14.7 (4.4) | 16.7 (7.1) | F(1,35) = 1.138 p = 0.293* |
Ten non-musician participants had some musical training; these participants were not included in the group comparison for years experience