Assignment: Working with Data
Statistical analysis software is a valuable tool that helps researchers perform the complex calculations. However, to use such a tool effectively, the study must be well designed. The social worker must understand all the relationships involved in the study. He or she must understand the study’s purpose and select the most appropriate design. The social worker must correctly represent the relationship being examined and the variables involved. Finally, he or she must enter those variables correctly into the software package. This assignment will allow you to analyze in detail the decisions made in the “Social Work Research: Chi Square” case study and the relationship between study design and statistical analysis. Assume that the data has been entered into SPSS and you’ve been given the output of the chi-square results. (See Week 4 Handout: Chi-Square findings).
To prepare for this Assignment, review the Week 4 Handout: Chi-Square Findings and follow the instructions.
Assignment: Working
with
Data
Statistical
analysis software is a valuable tool that helps researchers perform the complex
calculations. However, to use such a tool effectively, the study must be well designed. The
social worker must understand all the relationships involved in the study. He or she
must
understand the study’s purpose and select the most appropriate design. The social worker must
correctly represent the relationship being examined and the variables involved. Finally, he or
she must enter those variables correctly into the software pa
ckage. This assignment will allow
you to analyze in detail the decisions made in the “Social Work Research: Chi Square” case
study and the relationship between study design and statistical analysis. Assume that the data
has been entered into SPSS and you’v
e been given the output of the chi
–
square results. (See
Week 4 Handout: Chi
–
Square findings).
To prepare for this Assignment, review the
Week 4 Handout: Chi
–
Square Findings
and follow
the instructions.
Submit
a 1
–
page paper of the following:
·
An an
alysis of the relationship between study design and statistical analysis used in the
case study that includes:
o
An explanation of why you think that the agency created a plan to evaluate the
program
o
An explanation of why the social work agency in the case s
tudy chose to use a chi
square statistic to evaluate whether there is a difference between those who
participated in the program and those who did not (
Hint: Think about the level
of measurement of the variables
)
o
A description of the research design in ter
ms of observations (O) and
interventions (X) for each group.
o
Interpret the chi
–
square output data. What do the data say about the
program?
Resources
https://content.waldenu.edu/content/dam/laureate/laureate
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academics/wal/ms
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socw/socw
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6311/artifacts/Chi_Square_Case
Study.pdf
https://content.waldenu.edu/content/dam/laureate/laureate
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academics/wal/
ms
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socw/socw
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6311/artifacts/USW1_SOCW_6311_Week04_05_statisticsForSocialWorkers.pdf
http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/kb/intval.php
https://content.waldenu.edu/content/dam/laureate/laureate
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academics/wal/ms
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socw/socw
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6311/artifacts/USW1_SOCW_6311_Week04_aShortCours
eInStatisticsHandout.pdf
Assignment: Working with Data
Statistical analysis software is a valuable tool that helps researchers perform the complex
calculations. However, to use such a tool effectively, the study must be well designed. The
social worker must understand all the relationships involved in the study. He or she must
understand the study’s purpose and select the most appropriate design. The social worker must
correctly represent the relationship being examined and the variables involved. Finally, he or
she must enter those variables correctly into the software package. This assignment will allow
you to analyze in detail the decisions made in the “Social Work Research: Chi Square” case
study and the relationship between study design and statistical analysis. Assume that the data
has been entered into SPSS and you’ve been given the output of the chi-square results. (See
Week 4 Handout: Chi-Square findings).
To prepare for this Assignment, review the Week 4 Handout: Chi-Square Findings and follow
the instructions.
Submit a 1-page paper of the following:
An analysis of the relationship between study design and statistical analysis used in the
case study that includes:
o An explanation of why you think that the agency created a plan to evaluate the
program
o An explanation of why the social work agency in the case study chose to use a chi
square statistic to evaluate whether there is a difference between those who
participated in the program and those who did not (Hint: Think about the level
of measurement of the variables)
o A description of the research design in terms of observations (O) and
interventions (X) for each group.
o Interpret the chi-square output data. What do the data say about the
program?
Resources
https://content.waldenu.edu/content/dam/laureate/laureate-academics/wal/ms-socw/socw-
6311/artifacts/Chi_Square_CaseStudy.pdf
https://content.waldenu.edu/content/dam/laureate/laureate-academics/wal/ms-socw/socw-
6311/artifacts/USW1_SOCW_6311_Week04_05_statisticsForSocialWorkers.pdf
http://www.socialresearchmethods.net/kb/intval.php
https://content.waldenu.edu/content/dam/laureate/laureate-academics/wal/ms-socw/socw-
6311/artifacts/USW1_SOCW_6311_Week04_aShortCourseInStatisticsHandout.pdf