Assignment: Working With Data

Statistical analysis software is a valuable toolthat helps researchers perform the complex calculations. However, touse such a tool effectively, the study must be well designed. The socialworker must understand all the relationships involved in the study. Heor she must understand the study’s purpose and select the mostappropriate design. The social worker must correctly represent therelationship being examined and the variables involved. Finally, he orshe must enter those variables correctly into the software package. Thisassignment will allow you to analyze in detail the decisions made inthe “Social Work Research: Chi Square” case study and the relationshipbetween study design and statistical analysis. Assume that the data hasbeen entered into SPSS and you’ve been given the output of thechi-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.

By Day 7

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:
  • An explanation of why you think that the agency created a plan to evaluate the program
  • An explanation of why the social work agency in the case studychose to use a chi square statistic to evaluate whether there is adifference between those who participated in the program and those whodid not (Hint: Think about the level of measurement of the variables)
  • A description of the research design in terms of observations (O) and interventions (X) for each group.
  • Interpret the chi-square output data. What do the data say about the program?

Attached in word document is the following:

Plummer, S.-B., Makris, S., & Brocksen S. (Eds.). (2014b). Social work case studies: Concentration year. Baltimore, MD: Laureate International Universities Publishing. [Vital Source e-reader].

Read the following section:

• “Social Work Research: Chi Square” (pp. 63–65)