Project 4

Answer each question below; submit the file with your answers, through the assignment link in this course space.

An experimental rehabilitation program has been implemented in a number of prisons. The program is a prisoner education program for nonviolent offenders aimed at giving inmates the skills they need to obtain jobs after their sentence has been served. A state senator would like to assess the effectiveness of the program. Below are the re-arrest rate data for 9 county prisons that implemented the program. For county prisons, the population mean is equal to 68.1 and the population standard deviation is 4.6.

1. Your assignment is to place yourself into the shoes of a research hired to determine if the program is effective. You are to statistically determine the effectiveness of the program by using statistical test. Indicate what alpha level you have chosen and why. Also, indicate is it one-tailed or two-tailed? Clearly indicate your null and alternative hypotheses as well as your conclusions as to the effectiveness of the program. What scale of measurement is used for re-arrest rates? Show your work.
2. Based on your findings, design a research project to further explore ways to reduce recidivism. Fully describe your design and operational definitions. How many levels of your variable(s) would you use? What scale of measurement is used for re-arrest rates? Can you analyze the effectiveness of this program using tests we have covered? Do you think another analysis technique (one that may not have been covered yet) may be necessary?

Price: $9.8

Solution: The downloadable solution consists of 4 pages, 580 words and 9 charts.
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