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Chi Data Analysis

The document outlines a data analysis plan to study the impact of school-based mental health services on children's academic performance following a divorce. It describes the use of a Chi-Square test to analyze the relationship between the use of these services and academic outcomes, with specific hypotheses regarding the expected distributions of performance. The analysis aims to determine if accessing mental health services significantly improves academic performance, with a p-value threshold of 0.05 for hypothesis testing.

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Chi Data Analysis

The document outlines a data analysis plan to study the impact of school-based mental health services on children's academic performance following a divorce. It describes the use of a Chi-Square test to analyze the relationship between the use of these services and academic outcomes, with specific hypotheses regarding the expected distributions of performance. The analysis aims to determine if accessing mental health services significantly improves academic performance, with a p-value threshold of 0.05 for hypothesis testing.

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Data Analysis

The first step to beginning my data analysis will be to clean and prepare my collected data.
For my study, I will analyze whether children following a divorce used school-based mental
health services and their subsequent academic performance. I will classify children who used
school-based mental health services as “1” and children who did not use such services as “0.”
Academic performance will be categorized as either maintained/improved, coded as “1,” or
declined, coded as “0.”
There are two variables for my statistical analysis. The independent variable is the use of
school-based mental health services (accessed, not accessed). The dependent variable is
academic performance (maintained/improved, declined). Because this study involves two
nominal-level variables, I will use a Chi-Square test. This test is appropriate for analyzing
relationships between categorical variables and determining how likely it is that the observed
distribution is due to chance.
Hypothesis Testing:
My research hypothesis states that children who use school-based mental health services
following a divorce are more likely to maintain or improve their academic performance
compared to children who do not use such services. The null hypothesis is that there is no
difference in the likelihood of maintaining or improving academic performance between children
who use school-based mental health services and those who do not.
To test the null hypothesis, I will look at a distribution of cases that assumes equal
distribution across all four cells. This would suggest no real difference between access to school-
based mental health services and academic performance outcomes. The table below illustrates
the expected distribution of cases under the null hypothesis:

Accessed Mental Health Did Not Access Mental Health


Services Services
Maintained/Improved 25% 25%
Declined 25% 25%

If the research hypothesis is supported, the data would show a distribution where children who
accessed school-based mental health services are more likely to have maintained or improved
their academic performance. The table below illustrates the expected distribution of cases if the
research hypothesis is supported:

Accessed Mental Health Did Not Access Mental Health


Services Services
Maintained/Improved 70% 10%
Declined 10% 10%

By using a Chi-Square test, I will determine whether the observed differences in academic
performance between children who accessed school-based mental health services and those who
did not are statistically significant. If the p-value is below 0.05, the null hypothesis will be
rejected, supporting the research hypothesis that accessing school-based mental health services
improves the likelihood of maintaining or improving academic performance following a divorce.

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