Dr. Zak's Case Study
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Dr. Zak Case Study
Instructions
READ THE FOLLOWING CASE STUDY. USE THE INFORMATION IN THE CASE STUDY TO ANSWER THE ACCOMPANYING FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS. ALTHOUGH QUESTIONS 1 & 2 HAVE SHORT ANSWERS, YOU SHOULD PREPARE A 150- TO 200-WORD RESPONSE TO EACH OF THE REMAINING QUESTIONS.
CASe Study
DR. ZAK DEVELOPED A TEST TO MEASURE DEPRESSION. HE SAMPLED 100 UNIVERSITY STUDENTS TO TAKE HIS FIVE ITEM TEST. THE GROUP OF STUDENTS WAS COMPRISED OF 30 MEN AND 70 WOMEN. IN THIS GROUP, FOUR PERSONS WERE AFRICAN AMERICAN, SIX PERSONS WERE HISPANIC, AND ONE PERSON WAS ASIAN. ZAK’S MIRACULOUS TEST OF DEPRESSION IS PRINTED BELOW:
1. I feel depressed: Yes No
2. I have been sad for the last two weeks: Yes No
3. I have seen changes in my eating and sleeping: Yes No
4. I don’t feel that life is going to get better: Yes No
5. I feel happy most of the day: Yes No
Yes = 1; No = 0
The mean on this test is 3.5 with a standard deviation of .5.
Follow-Up Questions
1. SALLY SCORES 1.5 ON THIS TEST. HOW MANY STANDARD DEVIATIONS IS SALLY FROM THE MEAN? (SHOW YOUR CALCULATIONS) Sally score (1.5) is below the means (3.5) Sally’ score –mean (1.5-3.5) = -2 -2/.5= -4 Sally’s standard deviations from the means
2. Billy scores 5. What is his standard score? In statistics, a standard score indicates how many standard deviations an observation is above or below the mean. Billy’s score (5) is above the mean (3.5)
Billy score – means (5-3.5) = 1.5
1.5/standard deviation= 1.5/.5 = 3 (standard score) how many standard deviations Billy is above the means
3. What scale of measurement is Dr. Zak using? Do you think Dr. Zak’s choice of scaling is appropriate? Why or why not? What are your suggestions?
4. Do you think Dr. Zak has a good sample on which to norm his test? Why or why not? What are your suggestions?
5. What other items do you think need to be
Dr. Zak Case Study
Instructions
READ THE FOLLOWING CASE STUDY. USE THE INFORMATION IN THE CASE STUDY TO ANSWER THE ACCOMPANYING FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS. ALTHOUGH QUESTIONS 1 & 2 HAVE SHORT ANSWERS, YOU SHOULD PREPARE A 150- TO 200-WORD RESPONSE TO EACH OF THE REMAINING QUESTIONS.
CASe Study
DR. ZAK DEVELOPED A TEST TO MEASURE DEPRESSION. HE SAMPLED 100 UNIVERSITY STUDENTS TO TAKE HIS FIVE ITEM TEST. THE GROUP OF STUDENTS WAS COMPRISED OF 30 MEN AND 70 WOMEN. IN THIS GROUP, FOUR PERSONS WERE AFRICAN AMERICAN, SIX PERSONS WERE HISPANIC, AND ONE PERSON WAS ASIAN. ZAK’S MIRACULOUS TEST OF DEPRESSION IS PRINTED BELOW:
1. I feel depressed: Yes No
2. I have been sad for the last two weeks: Yes No
3. I have seen changes in my eating and sleeping: Yes No
4. I don’t feel that life is going to get better: Yes No
5. I feel happy most of the day: Yes No
Yes = 1; No = 0
The mean on this test is 3.5 with a standard deviation of .5.
Follow-Up Questions
1. SALLY SCORES 1.5 ON THIS TEST. HOW MANY STANDARD DEVIATIONS IS SALLY FROM THE MEAN? (SHOW YOUR CALCULATIONS) Sally score (1.5) is below the means (3.5) Sally’ score –mean (1.5-3.5) = -2 -2/.5= -4 Sally’s standard deviations from the means
2. Billy scores 5. What is his standard score? In statistics, a standard score indicates how many standard deviations an observation is above or below the mean. Billy’s score (5) is above the mean (3.5)
Billy score – means (5-3.5) = 1.5
1.5/standard deviation= 1.5/.5 = 3 (standard score) how many standard deviations Billy is above the means
3. What scale of measurement is Dr. Zak using? Do you think Dr. Zak’s choice of scaling is appropriate? Why or why not? What are your suggestions?
4. Do you think Dr. Zak has a good sample on which to norm his test? Why or why not? What are your suggestions?
5. What other items do you think need to be