Clara carried out a survey investigating people's empathy levels towards individuals diagnosed with clinical depression. She compared the empathy levels of people who had studied psychology with the empathy levels of people who had not studied psychology.
Clara used a 5-point rating scale to gather her data, where 1 represented very low empathy and 5 represented very high empathy.
Clara's median scores are shown in Table 1 below.
| People who had studied psychology | People who had not studied psychology | |
|---|---|---|
| Median score on empathy towards individuals diagnosed with depression | 4 | 2 |
Analyse what Clara's results show about empathy levels towards individuals diagnosed with clinical depression.
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