M1: R Assignment

Instructions
Throughout this course we will be using RStudio as our environment for working with the R programming language.

Before you begin this assignment, make sure that you have reviewed the R videos on this module’s lecture page.

When you are ready to begin, complete the following steps for this module’s R assignment:

Install R and RStudio. (If these are already installed on your computer, skip down to Item #2.)
Go to The Comprehensive R Archive  (Links to an external site.)to download and install R for your operating system.
(Links to an external site.)Go to the RStudio download page (Links to an external site.) to download and install the free version of RStudio desktop.
(Links to an external site.)Mac users must complete these two additional steps:
Download and install xquartz. (Links to an external site.)
After you install xquartz, restart your Mac.
To start R, you must open RStudio.
From the Comprehensive R Archive, download and install the SSDforR package.
Download and open the Jenny filePreview the document and complete the following in RStudio:
Use the ABplot() function to create a basic line graph of Jenny’s calling out behavior.
Draw a mean line for this behavior.
Describe any observations that do not seem typical; this should be no more than one page.
Use the ABtext() function to label the baseline.
Requirements
Upload the following by the deadline posted on this page:

A document with the following information:
The graph of Jenny’s behavior, including the mean line and the labeled baseline.
A description of observed behaviors that do not seem typical (this should be no more than one page).

Trait Characteristics Across Life-Span

Trait Characteristics Across Life-Span

Best friends are a staple in many lives.  You probably have had different ones as you progressed through your life. 
If you could build a best friend, what three trait characteristics would you want them to possess and how would that change across the life span at:  age 5, age 15, age 25, age 40, and age 70?

Effect of Divorce

This assignment is intended for you to analyze the effects of divorce and the basic, anticipated biological, psychological, sociocultural, and cognitive responses of individuals from early childhood through late adulthood.

Assignment Details:

– write an essay (approximately 2200 to 2500 words in length) using 5-8 sources and perform the following tasks:
– How does the experience of divorce relate to the childs age at the time of divorce?
– How would a divorce affect the child differently, depending on the age of the child?
– How does the age of the parents affect this experience?