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Scenarios 1
Statistical significance is found in a study, but the effect in reality is very small (i.e., there was a very minor difference in attitude between men and women). Were the results meaningful?
An independent samples t test was conducted to determine whether differences exist between men and women on cultural competency scores.
The samples consisted of 663 women and 650 men taken from a convenience sample of public, private, and non-profit organizations. Each participant was administered an instrument that measured his or her current levels of cultural competency.
The © 2016 Laureate Education, Inc. Page 2 of 2 cultural competency score ranges from 0 to 10, with higher scores indicating higher levels of cultural competency. The descriptive statistics indicate women have higher levels of cultural competency (M = 9.2, SD = 3.2) than men (M = 8.9, SD = 2.1). The results were significant t (1311) = 2.0, p
For this scenario you must do the following:
· Critically evaluate the sample size.
· Critically evaluate the statements for meaningfulness.
· Critically evaluate the statements for statistical significance.
· Based on your evaluation, provide an explanation of the implications for social change.
Scenarios 2
A study has results that seem fine, but there is no clear association to social change. What is missing?
A correlation test was conducted to determine whether a relationship exists between level of income and job satisfaction. The sample consisted of 432 employees equally represented across public, private, and non-profit sectors.
The results of the test demonstrate a strong positive correlation between the two variables, r =.87, p < .01, showing that as level of income increases, job satisfaction increases as well.
For this scenario you must do the following:
· Critically evaluate the sample size.
· Critically evaluate the statements for meaningfulness.
· Critically evaluate the statements for statistical significance.
· Based on your evaluation, provide an explanation of the implications for social change.