COUC 515 Quiz- Methods, Program Evaluation, and Designs 2025/2026 Liberty University Kendyl is investigating the efficacy of counseling programs associated with
enhanced relationship satisfaction. Kendyl is aware of John Gottman’s
Weekend Workshops for couples and she is interested in the research question:
Is there a statistically significant difference in couples’ satisfaction before
participating in the workshop and one week after participating in the
workshop?
In order to measure relationship satisfaction, Kendyl researches a reliable
instrument called “Enrich Marital Satisfaction Scale” (Fowes & Olson, 1993)
and gives this scale to couples before participating in the workshop and then
again one week after participating. When analyzing the data, what statistical
test should Kendyl use to answer the research question and why? (2 points for
correct test listed and 3 points for rationale)
Your Answer:
Kendyl should use the dependent samples T-Test because her research question is
asking if there is a difference between scores in satisfaction before and after the
workshop. This indicates that she will be measuring the same participants when
administering the Enrich Marital Satisfaction Scale two times.
Question 2
4 / 5 pts
COUC 515 Quiz- Methods, Program Evaluation, and Designs
2024 Liberty University
Kendyl decides to use a Paired Samples T-Test and her results indicate a pretest
mean of 31.3667 (SD = 6.31082) and a posttest mean of 34.9667 (SD = 6.65652),
p = .000.
1. Did Kendyl use the correct statistical test?
2. Despite whether Kendyl used the correct test, what do these results indicate?
(1 point for correct answer, 4 points for results explanation).
Your Answer:
Yes, Kendyl used the correct statistical test. Her results indicate that there is
statistical significance in her study due to p = .000. This is because the p-value
must be p< .05 for a study to show significant findings where hers showed p = .000.
Question 3
2 / 2 pts
Under the second phase of program evaluation, which of the
following is a step in creating a focused program evaluation?