Summarize the Research on the Effectiveness of Various Types of Psychotherapy

question 13

Essay

Summarize the research on the effectiveness of various types of psychotherapy, and on the effectiveness of psychotherapy in general.

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Definitions:

Population Proportions

A statistical measure that indicates the fraction of the population possessing a particular attribute or characteristic.

Normal Approximation

The process of using the normal distribution as an approximation for another distribution, commonly applied when the sample size is large.

Binomial

A type of probability distribution with two possible outcomes, used to model situations with fixed numbers of trials and the same probability of success.

Population Proportions

The ratio of members in a statistical population who have a particular attribute, compared to the total number of members in the population.