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Conducting and Analyzing Statistical Tests

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Assignment 1: LASA 2: Conducting and Analyzing Statistical Tests
By Monday, March 28, 2016, post your results to the M5: Assignment 1 Dropbox. Your written presentation to the following problem situation should be a formal academic presentation wherein APA guidelines apply.
A study wants to examine the relationship between student anxiety for an exam and the number of hours studied. The data is as follows:
Student Anxiety Scores
Study Hours
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Why is a correlation the most appropriate statistic?
What is the null and alternate hypothesis?
What is the correlation between student anxiety scores and number of study hours? Select alpha and interpret your findings. Make sure to note whether it is significant or not and what the effect size is.
How would you interpret this?
What is the probability of a type I error? What does this mean?
How would you use this same information but set it up in a way that allows you to conduct a t-test? An ANOVA?

Briefly describe a personal situation in which punishment could be used.

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This assignment is to be completed with A+ original work and is due by SUNDAY March 27, 2016 at 5pm (Eastern Standard Time).
Attached is the grading rubric that must be followed for A+ work and the assignment must pass flawlessly through an originality report. Thank you for your great work, as aways!
ASSIGNMENT: “Ethics and Punishment Paper”
Write a 350- to 700-word paper discussing the following:
Briefly describe a personal situation in which punishment could be used.
What are some of the possible areas of concern with punishment? Which do you feel is most concerning? When would an extinction procedure be more beneficial? How would you implement the procedure?
Include in your answer possible side effects as well as ethical considerations that must be followed.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Compare and Contrast Human Services Organizations

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Assignment 3: Compare and Contrast Human Services OrganizationsIt is important to understand that human services are broad in spectrum and consist of many types of service delivery, including mental h

Assignment 3: Compare and Contrast Human Services Organizations
It is important to understand that human services are broad in spectrum and consist of many types of service delivery, including mental health, child welfare, medical care, public assistance, and corrections. In addition, human services organizations have varying organizational structures. There are different types of funding sources, legislation, and standards that influence how an agency will function to serve the clients in its community. For example, some agencies receive public funding to operate and must follow standards set down by those funding sources when providing services and running the agency. On the other hand, there are facilities that receive their revenues primarily from private funding, commercial insurance, or self-payment from clients and may not have to follow the same guidelines to operate the agency.
In this assignment, you will explore different types of human services organizations and select two types of organizations (for example, health, mental health, child welfare, or education) to draw comparisons between them. You will examine how the related funding sources, legislation, and standards interact with one another to influence service delivery.
Tasks:
Using your textbook, the Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet, complete the following:

  • In a 3- to 4-page report, address the following:
    • The history and scope of services of the selected human services organizations
    • The administrative operations of each agency
    • The legislation that has influenced the services and type of agencies selected
    • The major differences between the agency models of service delivery, organizational structure, funding sources, and how they evaluate their effectiveness (for example, outcome measures)
  • Identify two provisional factors (for example, performance outcome measures) that have direct implications on direct service.
    • Discuss their effects, positive or negative, on the agency as well as the service provider.
    • Provide your opinion on the costs and benefits of regulated operational standards on the effectiveness of services.

Submission Details:

  • By the due date assigned, prepare a 3- to 4-page report. Your response should rely upon at least three sources from professional literature. This may include the Argosy University online library resources, relevant textbooks, peer-reviewed journal articles, and websites created by professional organizations, agencies, or institutions (.edu, .org, or .gov). Write in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources (i.e., APA format); and use accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

An explanation that incorporates the structural-functional theory to explain how gender was at work to keep society orderly in the social setting that you chose.

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Need this done by 27 March 2016 2300EST in APA format. Ensure that you read the direction to their entirety.
Have you ever thought about how much of everyday life is organized by gender? When you stop to think about it, much of what most people do during the routine of a normal day is categorized as either masculine or feminine. From the soap you use for that morning shower to the restroom you use when are work, much of what we do is influenced — even dictated — by what society says is appropriate because of our biological sex.
To explore this concept of a gendered society in more depth, you will use the Participant Observation Checklist to organize and conduct your research to identify and explain two examples of how society is segmented by gender at any single location in your community. You might choose a park, a grocery store, your favorite pub or fast food restaurant, a department store, or the local hardware store. Remember that you should be acting in both the participant and observer roles. Look around to see if there are obvious signs that gender determines some aspect of how people act in that location. Then, use the structural functional theory to explain how separating events, actions, or even merchandize by gender works to keep the overall society stable.
For example, if you chose to observe as a casual shopper in department store, one obvious sign that gender is important in how the store is organized is that there are likely two different departments for women’s and men’s clothing. That same department store would likely have restrooms designated for ladies and gentlemen, too. The structural-functional perspective would suggest that separating the clothing by gender makes it more convenient for shoppers to find what they want, and separate restrooms for men and women are thought to be necessary for reasons of modesty that are part of stable cultural patterns of behavior within this society.
Instructions:
Complete the Participant Observation checklist to assist you with organizing your research and to take notes during your observation. Then, using your observation notes, write a paper that has these elements:
An introduction that explains the research conducted and the purpose of the paper
Detailed descriptions of the two observed instances in which gender influenced the actions of people in the real world. Be sure to address these questions: Who? What? Where? When?
An explanation that incorporates the structural-functional theory to explain how gender was at work to keep society orderly in the social setting that you chose.
A summary that restates the main points of the paper and suggests one lesson learned from the observation that is applicable to your own life in a gendered world.
The paper should be between 4 and 5 pages, plus a title and reference page and include the Participant Observation Checklist as well. You should include in-text citations in APA format for at least one academic source in addition to the course text (below).
Reference: Macionis, John J. Sociology, 15th Edition. Pearson Learning Solutions, 10/2013. VitalSource Bookshelf Online.