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It is assumed that people are not seeking for help when they need to, therefore a program is implemented to teach them when to seek help. People can join the program voluntarily. I would like to study the effectiveness of the program one year after it implementation, i.e., is there any significant difference between two groups (those who joined the program and those did not) in the way they seek.

1) I am using quantitative causal-comparative research design. Am i correct?

2) I am not sure what type of analysis should be use for this design. Paired t-test? But I do not have pre-data.

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Causal Comparative Research is common in educational and training/development studies to investigte the effectiveness training program. This design attempts to determine the impact of, say, a human resource development program. In your the case, the alternative hypothesis could be People joining the program are more effective seeking help when needed. So you are right with the first question.

As of the second question, you can use t-test, not paired obviously because you will not have paired cases.

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