Modern Meta-Analysis Comparing the Effectiveness of Various Types of Therapies

question 503

Multiple Choice

Modern meta-analysis comparing the effectiveness of various types of therapies have concluded that

• A)behavioural and psychodynamic therapies are the most effective
• B)client-centred therapies are the most effective
• C)most therapies are no more effective than receiving no-treatment at all
• D)with some exceptions, most therapies are equally effective

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Definitions:

Sign Test

A non-parametric test used to determine if there is a significant difference between the median of two dependent samples.

Two-sample T-test

A statistical method to determine if there is a significant difference between the means of two groups, which may have different variances.

Wilcoxon Signed Rank

The Wilcoxon Signed Rank test is a nonparametric statistical test used to compare two related samples to assess whether their population mean ranks differ.

Wilcoxon Signed Rank

A non-parametric statistical hypothesis test used to compare two related samples, matched samples, or repeated measurements on a single sample to assess whether their population mean ranks differ.