Which of the Following Is the Least Helpful Way of Assessing

question 8

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the least helpful way of assessing the effects of a treatment intervention:

• A) assessing whether those who received the service had a different outcome than those who did not receive the service:
• B) assessing whether fewer people in the program developed a problem than those not in the program
• C) determining whether or not they meet criteria for a diagnosis
• D) determining whether they now score in the normal range on a particular measure

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Definitions:

Correlation

A numerical metric showing how much two or more variables change in relation to each other.

Statistically Significant

A term used to denote that the likelihood of an observed effect or relationship occurring by chance is very low.

Squaring the Value

The mathematical operation of multiplying a number by itself to get its square.

Experimental Conditions

Experimental conditions refer to the controlled variables, settings, or environments established by researchers in an experiment to investigate the effects on the subject's behavior or condition.