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UNIT 2 ASSIGNMENT 1 Identifying and Inputting Variables Assignment Overview By successfully completing this assignment, you demonstrate your proficiency in the following competency and specialized behaviors: •             Competency 4: Engage in practice-informed research and research-informed practice

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UNIT 2 ASSIGNMENT 1 Identifying and Inputting Variables

Assignment Overview

By successfully completing this assignment, you demonstrate your proficiency in the following competency and specialized behaviors:

•             Competency 4: Engage in practice-informed research and research-informed practice.

o             C4.SP.A: Apply leadership skills, decision making, and the use of technology to inform evidence-based research practice to develop, implement, evaluate, and communicate interventions across the specialization of advanced generalist practice settings.

o             Related Assignment Criteria:

o             1: Devise accurate datasets.

o             3: Describe and report the statistical method or test outcomes using the appropriate statistical method or test.

o             C4.SP.B: Apply leadership skills, decision making, and the use of technology to inform program evaluation to develop, implement, evaluate, and communicate interventions across the specialization of advanced generalist practice settings. ​

o             Related Assignment Criteria:

o             2: Enter appropriate statistical data that assists in program evaluation.

o             4: Apply critical thinking in verbal and written communication through the use of leadership and technology.

Assignment Scenario

You are overseeing a mentoring program for youth who have been identified as being at risk and you want to complete a program evaluation to measure the impact on youth who participate. You also want to consider whether variables such as sex and race/ethnicity factor into the results.

Assignment Instructions

In the Unit 2 Dataset 1 given in the resources, find baseline data for the youth who have entered the program. From this data, identify all of the variables represented and input the data into an Excel file. Save the file as a "comma separated values" (.csv) file and open this .csv file in JASP. Make sure to modify the data types of each variable to the correct scale of measurement (nominal, ordinal, or scale).

Refer to the JASP Tutorial Video: Modifying Data Types (Nominal, Ordinal Scale), given in the resources.

Save your .jasp file and upload it for grading.

Note that you are not completing any analysis at this point in time. You are simply practicing entering data in Excel and saving it in a format that is then opened in JASP. You need to demonstrate the ability to identify the correct level of measurement for each variable.

Resources

•             Identifying and Inputting Variables Scoring Guide.

•             JASP Tutorial Video: Adjusting Data Types (Nominal, Ordinal, Scale) [Video].

•             Unit 2 Dataset 1 [DOCX].

 

 

UNIT 2 ASSIGNMENT 2

Frequency Statistics

Assignment Overview

By successfully completing this assignment, you demonstrate your proficiency in the following competency and specialized behaviors:

•             Competency 4: Engage in practice-informed research and research-informed practice.

o             C4.SP.A: Apply leadership skills, decision making, and the use of technology to inform evidence-based research practice to develop, implement, evaluate, and communicate interventions across the specialization of advanced generalist practice settings.

o             Related Assignment Criteria:

o             1: Devise accurate datasets.

o             3: Describe and report the statistical method or test outcomes using the appropriate statistical method or test.

o             C4.SP.B: Apply leadership skills, decision making, and the use of technology to inform program evaluation to develop, implement, evaluate, and communicate interventions across the specialization of advanced generalist practice settings.

o             Related Assignment Criteria:​

o             2: Develop appropriate statistical tests and reports that assist in program evaluation.

o             4: Apply critical thinking in verbal and written communication through the use of leadership and technology.

Assignment Scenario

You are evaluating the mental health services provided to children by your agency. The agency provides trauma-informed counseling services to children and youth, ages 5–18. The agency's goal is to have a relatively equal distribution of children and youth, in terms of ages, who seek services.

You will complete a frequency distribution of the number and ages of children who accessed services within your community agency over the past month. You will need to provide a histogram and summary of your analysis. Consider the implications of the findings as you plan for next year's programming.

Assignment Instructions

Using the Unit 2 Dataset 2 given in the resources, respond to the following prompts:

1.            Open the Unit 2 Dataset 2 file (given in the resources) in JASP.

2.            Develop a histogram to demonstrate the number of children and their ages. Refer to the JASP Tutorial Video: Histograms and Pie Charts, given in the resources.

3.            Consider that the main goal for using frequency distribution is to simplify large datasets. Graphs provide us with a tool to interpret the data. Addressing the prompts below, provide a brief narrative summary that you would provide to the Ray Foundation to describe the age of children and frequency of services used.

o             Interpret the data displayed in the histogram output graphs you created.

o             What trends do you see in the usage of mental health services?

o             How do these trends affect your planning for the program?

o             What would be your next steps if you wanted to see a representation of all age groups at your agency?

Additional Requirements

Your assignment should meet the following requirements:

•             Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.

•             APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to current APA style and formatting standards.

•             Length of paper: One double-spaced page.

•             Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.

Resources

•             Frequency Statistics Scoring Guide.

•             Unit 2 Dataset 2 [JASP].

•             JASP Tutorial Video: Histograms and Pie Charts [Video].

•             Evidence and APA.