If you wanted to test the effectiveness of a program of peer mentoring in which youth at risk are matched with mentors to pursue STEM (Science, Engineering, Technology & Math) majors and stay college bound, you can measure the effectiveness of this program by asking the respondents to indicate the level of their interest in pursuing college degree. You could compute a mean rank to that interest in pursuing a college degree in the STEM field was higher after participation in the mentoring services than before. The Wilcoxon test would then determine whether the increased interest in pursuing a degree in the STEM field as indicated in the posttest ranks is significantly different from those of the pretest.

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This is an appropriate method for measuring the effectiveness of the mentoring program. By comparing the mean rank of interest in pursuing a STEM degree before and after the program and conducting a Wilcoxon test, we can determine if there was a significant increase in interest.

If You Wanted to Test the Effectiveness of a Program