Date of Award
5-10-2017
Degree Type
Thesis
Department
Mathematics
Director of Thesis
Edsel Peña
First Reader
Heike Sefrin-Weis
Second Reader
Heike Sefrin-Weis
Abstract
The purpose of this research project was to conduct a study on the correlation between gender and music listening habits. Based on the results of a music survey, the author tested four hypotheses: females have wider genre preference range than males, females spend more time listening to music, males and females listen to music for different reasons, and males and females prefer different genres of music. Analysis was performed using a variety of hypothesis testing methods in R. Only one hypothesis was rejected out of the four—that males and females prefer different genres. Discussion is presented on why this is the case, and how future studies might be able to improve methodology based on these results.
First Page
1
Last Page
27
Recommended Citation
Buckman, Chris, "Music and Gender" (2017). Senior Theses. 139.
https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/senior_theses/139
Rights
© 2017, Chris Buckman