Explain Somer’s d and provide an example of when it would be used.

What will be an ideal response?


Somer’s d is much like Gamma in that it is based on the concept of ordered pairs. The difference between the two is whereas Gamma is an asymmetric measure, Somer’s d is not. Somer’s d is based on one variable being independent and the other dependent. Researchers using Somer’s d must therefore indicate which variable is dependent in their hypothesis. Education and socioeconomic status.

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The Women's Project in Family Therapy was insistent upon:

a. developing special therapeutic procedures for women b. refusing to work with individual male clients c. developing a nonsexist therapy d. all of the above

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When school social workers coordinate a range of services received by a student, such as an

outside counselor, a psychiatrist, a truancy officer, the police department, a child welfare agency, the family, all the student's teachers, and the school admi A) case management B) multidisciplinary case coordination C) coordinated counseling D) multidisciplinary care provision

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Qualitative researchers generally use surveys, secondary analyses of existing statistical data, and experimental designs.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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