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Explain what the researcher can conclude about the relationship between amount of sleep and reaction times. Include a description of the direction and strength of the relationship.

Recall the researcher who investigated the relationship between hours of sleep and reaction times in the Week 4 Application. As a follow up to that study, the researcher wants to conduct a correlation to investigate further if there is a relationship between hours of sleep and reaction time. For this experiment, participants are allowed to […]

Post your thoughts on this question: As a social worker, what is your responsibility to engage in political action? Identify an area of social welfare where social work policy advocacy is needed.

Discussion 2- week 11- Becoming a Lifelong Advocate It is not enough to be compassionate. You must act. —Tenzin Gyatso As this course comes to a close, consider and reflect on how you can become a lifelong advocate for social change in your future social work practice. As a motivated policy advocate and social worker, […]

What sort of research question would this variable help answer that might inform social change?

Please read the discussion requirements carefully. Understanding descriptive statistics and their variability is a fundamental aspect of statistical analysis. On their own, descriptive statistics tell us how frequently an observation occurs, what is considered “average”, and how far data in our sample deviate from being “average.” With descriptive statistics, we are able to provide a […]

Explain in-depth how social psychological principles of persuasion are relevant for one of your selected advertisements, citing relevant research.

Part I:  Examples Assemble advertisements, commercials, or personal experiences/observations that illustrate each of the six fundamental principles identified in Cialdini (2001).  Do not use examples from your textbook. Submit “Part I”, a separate document with the examples you located.  Preferably, copy and paste print media examples, along with proper citation information; links are acceptable for broadcast […]