Question

I am very interested in studying the effects of a new talk therapy treatment I developed to work with children with ADHD. I decide to take a sample of clients and randomly split them into two groups. In group 1, the clients are given the same old therapy. In group 2, the clients are given the new therapy.

What type of design am I using? Inferential statistics

State the Ho and Ha for this study

What statistical test (be specific: a correlation, a z-test, a t-test, one way, two-way? Independent related? What will I use to analyze the efficacy of this type of treatment and why? Two-way test for independent samples.

Make up a sentence that shows that my therapy was effective! YES….USE PRETEND DATA. I just want to be sure that you can write the results in APA format.

Answer 1

(a)

Question: What type of design am I using?

Answer: Inferential statistics

(b)

State H0 and Ha for this study?

H0: Null Hypothesis: (There is no difference in the talk as measured in scale between Group 1: old therapy and Group 2: new therapy) (Talk therapy treatment is not effective)

Ha: Alternative Hypothesis: (The talk as measured in scale of Group 1: old therapy is less than that of Group 2: new therapy) (Talk therapy treatment is effective)

(c)

Question : What statistical test?

Answer: Two - way test for independent samples

(d)

Conclusion:

Since the calculated test value is greater than critical value, the difference is significant. Reject Null Hypothesis.

We conclude that the talk as measured in scale of Group 1: old therapy is less than that of Group 2: new therapy). Talk therapy treatment is effective.