HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT ASAP

Can you help me with writing assignment?

 

Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment: APA Required and No Plagarism

 

•Researchers wanted to explore self-esteem in adolescent boys and adolescent girls. Each respondent completed a 10-item self-esteem scale (they chose one rating for each item from a Likert-type scale, 1 = strongly disagree and 5 = strongly agree). The sum of the 10 ratings was each respondent’s self-esteem score.  Their results were: t = 2.01, d = .90 (40 girls, 40 boys).

 

 

Required to use APA style for their writing assignments.

 

•This assignment requires that at least two additional scholarly research sources related to this topic, and at least one in-text citation from each source be included.

 

 

In an essay of 250-500 words, use the scenario presented in part 1a, above, to thoroughly answer the following questions:

 

1.       What statistical test did the researchers use to determine if there was a statistically significant

        difference in levels of self-esteem between the boys and the girls?

 

2.       What was the purpose of calculating a Cohen’s d? When is a Cohen’s d calculated? Interpret d=.90.

        What does it mean in this example? 

 

 

3.       What if the researcher compared the adolescent boys before treatment and again after treating them

        for depression? What type of t-test would be most appropriate in this case, and why