For each study, compute an appropriate standardized effect size.
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Treatment mean/sd = 12/2 Control mean/sd = 9/2, with 19 students in the treatment group and 11 students in the control group |
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Authors reported that the point-biserial correlation between treatment status (treatment, control) and achievement was r(13) = +.24 |
For each study, compute an appropriate standardized effect size. 1 Treatment mean/sd = 12/2 Control mean/sd...
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