Which of the following statistics is used commonly to measure inter-item reliability?
a. Pearson’s r
b. Cronbach’s alpha
c. Guttman’s scale
d. Betas
e. Reliability measures
b. Cronbach’s alpha
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A. social workers B. popular television shows and news programs C. true crime novels D. conspiracy theorists
When a couple arrived late for the group session: a. the group leader introduced the new couple and then continued with the work
b. the group leader introduced the new couple, the other members and then summarized the work up to that point. c. the group leader waited for a good stopping point, and then introduced the new couple to the group. d. the group leader waited for the new couple to introduce themselves in an empowering move.
A social worker invents a new therapy that brings her fame, fortune, and a large following of professional disciples. Two studies evaluate her new therapy. One is scientifically weak in its design, and concludes that her therapy is extremely effective. The other is scientifically very strong in its design, but concludes that her therapy is not effective at all. She writes a letter to the journal
publishing both studies. In her letter she severely criticizes the design of the strong study and therefore also criticizes the credibility of its findings, and she praises the design and findings of the weak study. e director is committing the error of A) overgeneralization. B) ego-involvement in understanding. C) premature closure of inquiry. D) ?made-up information. E) mystification.
Based on her questions, Samantha urged the County Board to delay a decision and first conduct a
A) formative evaluation research study. B) social impact assessment study. C) needs assessment study. D) summative evaluation research study.