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Social Work 671

Social Work 671. Class # 1 Introduction & Review. Outline. Introductions Why are we here? Syllabus Review Descriptive Statistics. Why have Social Work Research Classes. Need to generate field specific information

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Social Work 671

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  1. Social Work 671 Class # 1 Introduction & Review

  2. Outline • Introductions • Why are we here? • Syllabus • Review • Descriptive Statistics

  3. Why have Social Work Research Classes • Need to generate field specific information • Need to test and document promising practices delivered practitioners are busy) • Need to remain current on emerging practices (APA & NASW Journals assume readers know research methods) • Need to meet external standards • University • CSWE

  4. Syllabus • Available on-line • Ask questions (half the class likely has the same question) • Review dates • Review content

  5. Review • Problem Formulation • Deductive versus Inductive Reasoning • Operational Definitions • Measurement Levels: nominal, ordinal, interval, ratio • Probability Sampling: random, stratified, cluster, systematic

  6. Review (continued) • Descriptive Statistics • Central Tendency • Measures of Dispersion • Experimental, Quasi-experimental, and Non-experimental Designs • Qualitative and Quantitative Research

  7. Descriptive Statistics • Measures of Central Tendency • mean • median • trimmed mean • mode

  8. Descriptive Statistics • Measures of Dispersion • range • variance • standard deviation

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