A Study Was Conducted in Which Unemployed Workers Were Randomly

question 46

Essay

A study was conducted in which unemployed workers were randomly assigned either to participate in a special job-finding training program or to a control program.After the program,the workers were followed to see whether they obtained a job in the next year.The results included the following statement: "Those in the job-finding program were significantly more likely to have found a job in the following year,χ² (1,N = 380)= 4.21,p < .05."
a.Figure a measure of association and indicate whether it represents a small,medium,or large effect size.
b.Explain the results of the study,including the effect size result,to a person who is familiar with hypothesis testing in general,such as with the t test for independent means,but who knows nothing about chi-square tests.

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