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Table 6 Acoustic feature analysis: duration, loudness, and spectrum differences in auditory attention systems

From: Exploring sex differences in auditory saliency: the role of acoustic characteristics in bottom-up attention

Variable

Mean (SD)

SE

CV

95% CI

r

p value

Duration1)

      

 Bottom up

2.00 (1.33)

0.19

0.66

1.6–2.39

0.19

0.091

 Top down

1.45 (1.09)

0.19

0.75

1.04–1.86

Loudness2)

      

 Bottom up

65.55 (4.36)

0.63

0.06

64.27–66.83

0.11

0.316

 Top down

66.71 (5.29)

0.96

0.07

64.74–68.69

Spectrum1)

      

 Bottom up

1811.34 (2457.25)

358.42

1.35

1089.86–2532.81

0.32

0.005

 Top down

4164.5 (4231.33)

772.53

1.01

2584.49–5744.5

  1. Statistical analysis; 1) Mann–Whitney U-test, 2) t-test