A Researcher Conducts a Study and Concludes That a New

question 77

Multiple Choice

A researcher conducts a study and concludes that a new behavioral health treatment program significantly reduces one's risk for disease compared with risk levels in the general population (d = -0.64) .Interpret the size of this effect.

• A) 64% of the variability in risk level can be accounted for by the new treatment.
• B) 64% of the new treatment can be accounted for by the risk levels.
• C) Risk levels in the population shifted 0.64 standard deviations below the mean.
• D) Risk levels in the population shifted 0.64 standard deviations above the mean.

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