Assignment 5: What Statistical Test Was
Used In Nelson?
Assignment 5: What Statistical Test Was Used In Nelson?
Using Teacher-Written Praise Notes to Promote a Positive
Environment in a Middle School
Read selected sections of Nelson, J. A. P., Young, B. J., Young, E. J.,
& Cox, G. (2010). Using teacher-written praise notes to promote a
positive environment in a middle school. Preventing School
Failure, 54(2), 119-125. You should read the Abstract, Introduction,
Participants and Setting, Procedure, Measures (paragraph 1 only),
Data Analysis (paragraph 1 only), Results (paragraph 1 only), and
Discussion (paragraph 1 and 2 only). This article is available at
http://library.gcu.edu:2048/login?
url=http://search.proquest.com.library.gcu.edu:2048/docview/60
3227825?accountid=7374.
In an essay of 500 words, use the scenario presented in part 1a,
above, to answer the following questions:
What statistical test was used in Nelson et al., (2010)?
Did the authors use the correct statistical test? In other words,
what was their rationale for using this test (i.e., were the variables

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