Day: April 24, 2018

Part One
The course project is a strategic management plan for an organization of your choosing. Now it’s time to select a company that you’d like to use for the course project. It’s important that you choose a company that is easily researched. You’re going to need to find information on their current business practices and makeup. That can be very hard to do with small local businesses, but easier with larger publicly traded companies. It’s also important to choose a company that you’re interested in and want to learn about. This will make the project more engaging.

For the assignment this week, write a paper that’s at least a page in length and completes the following:
Identify a company for which you wish to develop a strategic management plan. You may wish to conduct some preliminary research to help you understand a little more about the company you chose.
Provide a brief description of the company including what they do, what they’re known for, and their reputation within the current business environment.
Provide your reasons for selecting this company. Be thorough and specific with your explanation.

First Draft of a Review Writing Assignment
Write a 750-1,000 word review of a website about ADD or ADHD. You will write this review for the general public, so you might target a particular publication, such as a student or local newspaper or one of the national magazines. This will help you anticipate what your readers already know, what they value, and what criteria they accept as a basis of evaluation. Complete the following:
1. Develop a set of criteria that the general public would see as acceptable for a website about diseases and disorders (like ADHD).
2. Describe the website you have chosen, and then explain how it does (or does not) perform the criteria you established above.
3. Use at least two scholarly sources outside of class texts to augment your understanding and perspective on these facts and elements. Use the GCU library for sources. Include this research in the paper in an appropriate scholarly manner.
Prepare this assignment according to the GCU guidelines found in the GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.
The final draft of this assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion of the assignment.
You will receive completion points for the first draft based upon the successful submission of your draft. The points are not an evaluative statement about your draft; be sure to consider all instructor comments as you revise your draft.
In addition to submitting this draft to your instructor, you must also post this draft as an attachment in the Week 4 Peer Review forum by Day 3 of Week 4.

PowerPoint Presentation with Speaker Notes.

Create a business pitch for your business plan in a 20- to 25-slide Microsoft? PowerPoint? presentation that addresses the following:
Company
Headline
Problem Worth Solving
Our Solution
Target Market
Competitive Landscape
Funding Needs
Sales Channels
Marketing Activities
Forecast
Milestones
Team and Key Roles
Partners and Resources
Hints from the Instructor:
For this assignment, i usually suggest that you start by making a case that shows the need. Make it dramatic/attention grabbing if possible. Are there any safety concerns or risks in the current situation? Use news stories from the past year if possible. Then present your vision and mission statements. Focus on the big picture.

Under Problem Worth Solving, be more basic. You are looking at your customer’s needs. e.g. You will not succeed unless you do this!

Then your solution is based on the vision you have presented.

Once you have presented a clear technical view of what you are offering.

Then make the case as to why should the customer investor trust/partner with/believe in you? Why are you better than your competition? Try to hit all the items in the assignment instructions (Company, Headline, Problem Worth Solving, Our Solution, Target Market, Competitive Landscape, Funding Needs, Sales Channels, Marketing Activities, Forecast, Milestones, Team and Key Roles, Partners and Resources)

General Notes: Sides need to be background and mostly titles or short bullet points. Although the text on the slide is not meant to be read, it must be readable. Hit the highlights only and save the details for hand outs or put them in the speaker’s notes. Put citations in the speaker’s notes.

Present financial summaries and projections. Have you accounted for paying yourself? Put the financials last since that is your “ask.”

Make sure to include media (pictures, clip art, text art, etc.)

It all flows from a clear articulation of the problem!

Individual Assignment: Business Pitch

Purpose of Assignment

This assignment requires students to provide a snapshot of their proposed company and business idea. Working with a business plan is a great way to design and communicate the company?s course of action with prospective investors. It also provides lenders with insight to the business growth strategy to help secure funding. Students will learn the practical application of summarizing their pitch to prospects and organizing their business ideas in a logical manner.

Resources Required

Refer to Ch. 7 of Entrepreneurship, 3rd edition.

Grading Guide

Content

Met

Partially Met
Not Met

Comments:
All key elements of the assignment are covered in a substantive way. The following sections have been completed.

Company
Headline
Problem Worth Solving
Our Solution
Target Market
Competitive Landscape
Funding Needs
Sales Channels
Marketing Activities
Financial Projections
Milestones
Team and Key Roles
Partners and Resources

Presentation consists of 20 to 25 slides and is appropriate for the audience.

The presentation includes relevant media and visual aids that are consistent with the content.

Total Available
Total Earned

9
#/X

Presentation Guidelines

Met

Partially Met
Not Met

Comments:
The presentation uses a proper layout with effective headings, fonts, styles, font sizes, and white spaces.

The presentation recognize intellectual property using in-text citations and a reference slide.

The presentation includes an introduction and conclusion which previews and reviews major points.

The presentation includes major points that are stated clearly, organized logically, and supported by specific details, examples, or analysis.

The presentation follows proper rules of grammar and usage including spelling and punctuation.

Total Available
Total Earned

3
#/X

Assignment Total
#
12
#/X

Additional comments:

After eight years as a marketing assistant for the New York office of a large French bank, Sarah Schiffler was told that her job, in a non-revenue producing department was being eliminated. Her choices: She could either be laid off (with eight months severance pay) or stay on and train for the position of credit analyst, a career route she had turned down in the past. Nervous about making mortgage payments on her new condo, Sarah agreed to stay, but after six months of feeling miserable in her new position, she quit.

Answer ALL the following:
? Was her separation from the bank voluntary or involuntary?

? Can you think of situations in which a voluntary separation is really an involuntary separation? What are the managerial implications of such situations?

? Did seniority play a role in this layoff?

? Imagine you are an Human Resource Manager to the organization involved in this situation. The organization wants to be responsive and fair. What do you recommend?

? As foundation for a policy statement, please provide a brief rationale for why a policy is important and relevant in this situation.

Guidelines:
Minimum of 3 pages of content. Minimum of 4 sources.

APA format (Title page, introduction, body (3 pages), conclusion, reference page)
ZERO Plagiarism

Part 1: Create a timeline in Microsoft Word that covers at least four major events that defined the 1960s.

Part 2: Write a brief, 300?500 word commentary that explains how each of these four events that you have mentioned in your timeline is interrelated. In this commentary, you may write about how one event led into the next, and so on, or you may write about how one very significant event led to the other three. The way that you describe the interrelatedness of these events is up to you, but you must demonstrate that you understand how the events are interconnected. The commentary must be formatted using APA style.

USE ONLY ACADEMIC SOURCES:
Use Google Scholar, JSTOR, textbooks, and/or .gov websites to keep the true academic sources in your papers. TURNITIN MUST BE UNDER 20%

Assignment Template
Just erase the rubric and add your own text to the flow chart.

Assignment Rubric: Unit 4 Grade: Grading Criteria
A: 81-90 points
? Timeline lists and describes four major events that defined the 1960s
? Timeline contains notes to supporting sources.
? Timeline is clearly illustrated with dates.
? Essay makes a clear connection among the chosen four events
? Essay meets the posted length requirements.

The Connection Between Four Major Events of the 1960s
Write a brief, 300?500 word commentary that explains how each of these four events that you have mentioned in your timeline is interrelated. In this commentary, you may write about how one event led into the next, and so on, or you may write about how one very significant event led to the other three. The way that you describe the interrelatedness of these events is up to you, but you must demonstrate that you understand how the events are interconnected. The commentary must be formatted using APA style.

Assignment Rubric: Unit 4 Grade: Grading Criteria
A: 81-90 points
? Timeline lists and describes four major events that defined the 1960s
? Timeline contains notes to supporting sources.
? Timeline is clearly illustrated with dates.
? Essay makes a clear connection among the chosen four events
? Essay meets the posted length requirements.

Human services professionals are often faced with ethical dilemmas as they balance client needs with the rules and regulations of organizations and systems. To help maintain this delicate balance and guide practice decisions, professionals must follow codes of ethical conduct.

please use transcript that is attach to answer the questions. NO TITLE PAGE NEEDED

Post a brief description of an ethical conflict that the human services professional in the media presentation is facing. Explain why it is an ethical conflict and how you would address it if you were in this professional?s role. Then, support your post by identifying a code of ethics that justifies your position

Ethics ? Chapter 4
Ethics ? Chapter 4
Program Transcript
[MUSIC PLAYING]
On-screen Graphic: Ethics ? Chapter 4
On-screen Graphic: A few minutes have passed since the HSP?s most recent
meeting with John regarding the status of his visitation rights, and she sits alone
in her office reflecting on her thoughts about the case and, specifically, her
ethical requirements as part of her role as a HSP.
On-screen Visual: The HSP sits alone at the table in the coffee shop and reflects
on her meeting with John.
HSP: (thinking to herself) ? Here I have this client, John, who?s charged with
domestic violence against his boys? mother. Normally I?d consider this a clear
signal of a possible threat.
HSP: (thinking to herself) ? The safety and well-being of the children is always
paramount in any case, but knowing John?s story and circumstances of his
criminal charge and his history as a teacher, coach, and father to these two
young boys, I can?t help but to feel some bit of sympathy for him. He hasn?t had
any previous history of violence or conflicts with law enforcement. The guy just
wants to reconnect with his children after having been away from them for more
than 2 weeks.
HSP: (thinking to herself) ? It seems to me that if John?s wife, Chahana, had a
better handle on her own personal situation all of this could have been avoided. I
mean she was in bed with his cousin. Anybody would be in a fit of rage if they
came home to that.
HSP: (thinking to herself) ? Let?s take step back here. I have enough experience
with this to know there are no simple stories or simple solutions in this field.
That?s one of the challenges I enjoy about this job. Also, I have to make sure
that I am not letting personal values and emotions cloud my professional
judgment.
HSP: (thinking to herself) ? What?s in the best interest of my client and his
family? What can I do in the immediate future to assist this family with their
current situation?
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Ethics ? Chapter 4
HSP: (thinking to herself) ? I think a lot of these surrounding variables will be
resolved once it?s clear as to whether John and Chahana decide to work out their
issues or choose to move towards a permanent separation. We probably have
some time until that happens though.
Fade to Black
Ethics ? Chapter 4
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Research a specific company of your choice and identify some of the managerial decisions that were made over time and in response to changes in its market or competitive environment. Use the Ashford University Library and web-based sources for your research. At least three external scholarly sources must be used in addition to the textbook.

Address all of the following areas:
Describe the company and provide a brief history of its operations. Find or use graphs to illustrate its financial performance over the years.
Describe any sources of risk or uncertainty in its operations. Do the financial reports indicate risky or uncertain activities or changes to the economic environment that ultimately appear to have affected the company?s financial outcomes? Be specific.
Are there any government regulations that have affected this company?s operations domestically or abroad? Explain.
Describe the inputs that are used in this company?s production function and identify any challenges to securing these inputs.
Determine if the company has introduced new products in existing markets or created new markets over time. What is the impact on its finances?
Determine if the price of its products increased or declined over time and analyze the reasons for price fluctuations. Study the demand elasticity for its products and discuss the availability of close substitutes for its products. How does that affect pricing decisions?
Analyze the company?s profitability. Identify the economy or industry influences on its costs, operations, and profitability.
Describe the competitive environment in which the firm operates, the distribution of market power, and the strategic behavior of the firm and its competitors. Apply your knowledge of the theory of this company?s market structure. How does the company make pricing and production decisions? Is your observation supported by the theoretical models? Refer to the financial reports for illustration.

Describe any non-price competitive strategies that the company might be engaging in. Provide specific examples.
Evaluate if the company made any mistakes in its decisions over time, and recommend any changes or improvements for future operations. Refer to the financial reports when making specific observations or recommendations..
Use economic language and demonstrate your understanding of the concepts and theories of this course.

Writing the Final Paper

The Final Paper:
Must be 8 to 10 double-spaced pages in length (excluding including the title and reference pages), and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
Must include a title page with the following:
Title of paper
Student?s name
Course name and number
Instructor?s name
Date submitted
Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement which identifies the focus of the paper.
Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
Must use at least three scholarly sources, in addition to the text.
Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style

Research a specific company of your choice and identify some of the managerial decisions that were made over time and in response to changes in its market or competitive environment. Use the Ashford University Library and web-based sources for your research. At least three external scholarly sources must be used in addition to the textbook.

Address all of the following areas:
Describe the company and provide a brief history of its operations. Find or use graphs to illustrate its financial performance over the years.
Describe any sources of risk or uncertainty in its operations. Do the financial reports indicate risky or uncertain activities or changes to the economic environment that ultimately appear to have affected the company?s financial outcomes? Be specific.
Are there any government regulations that have affected this company?s operations domestically or abroad? Explain.
Describe the inputs that are used in this company?s production function and identify any challenges to securing these inputs.
Determine if the company has introduced new products in existing markets or created new markets over time. What is the impact on its finances?
Determine if the price of its products increased or declined over time and analyze the reasons for price fluctuations. Study the demand elasticity for its products and discuss the availability of close substitutes for its products. How does that affect pricing decisions?
Analyze the company?s profitability. Identify the economy or industry influences on its costs, operations, and profitability.
Describe the competitive environment in which the firm operates, the distribution of market power, and the strategic behavior of the firm and its competitors. Apply your knowledge of the theory of this company?s market structure. How does the company make pricing and production decisions? Is your observation supported by the theoretical models? Refer to the financial reports for illustration.

Describe any non-price competitive strategies that the company might be engaging in. Provide specific examples.
Evaluate if the company made any mistakes in its decisions over time, and recommend any changes or improvements for future operations. Refer to the financial reports when making specific observations or recommendations..
Use economic language and demonstrate your understanding of the concepts and theories of this course.

Writing the Final Paper

The Final Paper:
Must be 8 to 10 double-spaced pages in length (excluding including the title and reference pages), and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
Must include a title page with the following:
Title of paper
Student?s name
Course name and number
Instructor?s name
Date submitted
Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement which identifies the focus of the paper.
Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
Must use at least three scholarly sources, in addition to the text.
Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style

Please see atached for both case study. Answer the questions completely according to details.
Details:
The purpose of this assignment is to explain core concepts related to corporate valuation and governance and to identify strategies for conducting business with personal and professional integrity.
Read the Chapter 13 Mini Case on page 544 in Financial Management: Theory and Practice. Using complete sentences and academic vocabulary, please answer questions a through d.

Using the mini case information, write a 250-500 word letter of intent discussing specific strategies for how you will conduct your start-up business with personal and professional integrity.

Details:
The purpose of this assignment is to explain core concepts related to the U.S. financial system.

Read the Chapter 1 Mini Case on pages 48-49 in Financial Management: Theory and Practice. Using complete sentences and academic vocabulary, please answer questions A through D.

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Part 5 Corporate Valuation and Governance
Suppose you decide (as did Steve fobs and Mark Zuckerberg) to start a company. Your
product is a softrvare platforrn that integrates a wide range of media devices, including
Iaptop computers, desktop computers, digital video recorders, and cell phones. Your
initial market is the stuelent body at your university. Once you have established your
company and set up procedures for operating it, 1’ou plan to expand to other colleges in
the area, and eventually to go nationwide. At some point, hopefully sooner rather than
later, you plan to go public with an IPO, and then to buy a yacht and take off for the
South Pacific to indulge in ynur passion tbr underwater photography. With these issues in
mind, you need to answer fclr yourself, and potenti;rl investors, the following questions.
a” What is an agency relationship? When you first begin operations, assuming you are
the only employee and only your money is invested in the business,’would anv agency
conflicts exist? Explain your answer.
b. If you expanded and hired additional people to help you, might that give rise to
agency problems?
c. Suppose you need additional capital to expand and you sell some stock to outside
investors. If you maintain enough stock to control the company, what type of ager-rcy
conflict might occur?
d Suppose your company raises funds from outside lenders. What type of agency costs
might occur? How rnight lenders mitigate the agency costs?
e. Suppose your company is very successful and you cash out most of your stock and
turn the company over to an elected board of directors. Neither you nor any otl.rer
stockholders o1{‘n a controlling interest (this is the situation at most public
companies). List six potential managerial behaviors that can harm a firm’s value.
f. What is corporate governance? List five corporate governance provisions that are
internal to a firm and are under its control.
g. What characteristics of the board of directors usually leacl to effective corporate
governance?
h. List three provisions in the corporate cirarter that atTect takeovers.
i. Briefly describe the use of stock options in a compensation p1an. What are some
potential probiems with stock options as a form of compensation?
j. What is block ownership? How does it affect corporate governance?
k. Briefly explain how regulatory agencies and 1ega1 systems affect corporate
governance.

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Part I The Company and Its Environment
g” Mutual fund; money rnarket fund
h. Physical location exchanges; computer/teiephone networks
i. Open outcry auction; dealer market; electronic communications nelrvork (E,CN)
j. Production opporlunities; tirne preferences tbr consumption
k. Foreign trade deficit
r, -” What are the three principal forms of business organization? What are the advantages and
disadvantages of each?
:i :,, What is a firm’s fundamental, or intrinsic, value? What might cause a firm’s intrinsic
vaiue to be different from its actual market value?
i ‘ il Edmund Enterprises recently made a large investment to upgrade its technology.
Although these improvements won’t have much of an impact on performance in the short
run, they are expected to reduce future costs signiticantly. What impact will this
investment have on Edmund Enterprises’s earnings per share this year? What impact
might this investment have on the company’s intrinsic value and stock price?
,I ‘:’i f)escribe the ways in which capital can be transferred from suppliers of capital to those
who are demanding capital.
what are finar-rcial intermediaries, and what economic functions do they perforrn?
is an initial public offering an example of a primary or a secondary market transaction?
Differentiate belween dealer rnarkets and stock markets that have a physical location.
Identi{, and briefly compare the two leading stock exchanges in the United States todav.
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Assume that you recentiy graduated and have just reported to work as an investment
advisor at the brokerage firm of Balil< and Kiefer Inc. One of the firm's clients is Michelle
DellaTorre, a professional tennis player who has just come to the United States from
Chile. DellaTorre is a highly ranked tennis plaver u,ho would like to start a company to
produce and market apparel she designs. She also expects to invest substantial amounts of
money through Balik and Kiefer. DellaTorre is very bright, and she rvould like to understand
in general terms what will happen to irer money. Your boss has developed the
following set of questions you must answer to explain the U.S. financial system to
DeilaTorre.
a. Why is corporate finance important to all managers?
b. Describe the organizational forms a company rnight have as it evolves from a start-up
to a major corporatir:rn. List the advantages and disadvantages of each form.
c. How do corporations go public and continue to grow? what are agen(:y problems?
What is corporate governance?
rJ. What should be the prlmary objective of managers?
(1) Do firms have any responsibilities to society at large?
(2) Is stock price maximization good or bad for society?
(3) Should firms behave ethically?
What three aspects of cash flows affect the value of any in1,s51m.r11
What are free cash flows?
What is the tveighted ayerage cost of capital?
How do free cash flows and the iveighted average cost of capital interact to determine
a firm’s value?
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Context
This will be a two part assessment
PART ONE:
When we examine the relationships between variables where two or more variables are characterized by nominal or categorical groups, we may use a chi-square test of significance. The chi-square test examines the statistical significance of the differences between observed and expected frequency count in each cell of the table. The chi-square test tells you only whether a statistical significance of difference exists between groups on some other categorical variable (neither strength nor direction).
Resources
Required Resources
The following resource is required to complete the assessment.
Resources
Click the links provided to view the following resources:
? assessment5a.sav.
? assessment5b.sav.
? assessment5c.sav.
? assessment5d.sav.
SPSS Software
You are required to have the following software to complete your assessments throughout the course:
? SPSS Statistics Premium Campus Edition, Base GradPack or Standard GradPack (version 22 for Windows or Mac).
Note: Versioning: This software is routinely updated. While version 22 of the IBM SPSS Statistics is recommended, older versions may be used if you already own or have access to them for the duration of this course. Arrange the required statistical software for your operating system (PC or Macintosh).
If you have access to statistical software such as SAS or Excel with the appropriate add-in such as XLSTAT, you may use these as long as they meet the requirements of this course.
? Assessment Instructions
Answer the questions below, following the Submission Requirements as specified at the end of the assessment.
Assessment Concepts
Question Concept
Question 1 SPSS: One-Variable Chi Square
Question 2 SPSS: One-Variable Chi Square
Question 3 Chi-Square as a Test of Independence
Question 4 SPSS: Two-Variable Chi-Square
Question 5 Measures of Effect Size
Question 6 Power and the Factors Affecting It
Question 7 Power and the Factors Affecting It
Question 8 Correlational Studies
Question 9 Correlation: Relationship Direction
Question 10 SPSS: Scatterplot
Question 11 SPSS: Pearson r
Question 12 SPSS: Pearson r
Question 1
Complete the following steps:
1. Open the SPSS file assessment5a.sav linked in the Resources under the Required Resources heading.
2. At the top of the screen, click on Data, then select Weight Cases.
3. Click on Weight Cases By, click on Count, then click on the arrow next to Frequency Variable to send it over to the Test Variable box.
4. On the toolbar, click Analyze, then Nonparametric Tests, then Legacy Dialogs, the Chi Square.
5. Click on Favorite Color, then click on the arrow to send to the Test Variable List window.
6. Under Expected Values, select Value, then enter the following four values in order: 43, 58, 253, 414.
7. Click OK and copy and paste the output to your Word document.
Question 2
There are 218 first graders in an elementary school. Of these first graders, 86 are boys, and 132 are girls. School-wide, there are 753 boys and 1063 girls. The principal would like to know if the gender ratio in first grade reflects the gender ratio across the school.
Complete the following:
8. Identify the null hypothesis.
9. What are the degrees of freedom (df)?
10. Complete the table (complete in SPSS and paste the output into your Word document):
Question 2
Men Women
Number Observed Number Expected Number Observed Number Expected

11. Calculate ?? in SPSS and paste the output into your Word document.
12. Can you reject the null hypothesis at a = .05?
Question 3
You recently read a magazine article stating that professionals who attended college online tend to earn higher salaries than professionals who attended brick-and-mortar universities. Identify this study’s two variables.
Question 4
Complete the following steps:
13. Open the SPSS file assessment5b.sav linked in the Resources under the Required Resources heading.
14. At the top of the screen, click on Data, then select Weight Cases.
15. Click on Weight Cases By, click on Count, then click on the arrow next to Frequency Variable to send it over to the Test Variable box.
16. On the toolbar, click Analyze, then Descriptive Statistics, then Crosstabs.
17. Click on Team Placement, then click on the arrow to send to the Rows window.
18. Click on Gender, then click on the arrow to send to the Columns window.
19. Click on the Statistics button, then check the box for Chi-Square. Click Continue.
20. Click on the Cells button, then check the box for Expected. Click Continue.
21. Click OK, and copy and paste the output to your Word document.
22. Highlight the chi-square and significance values in the output. Write the chi-square results as you might see them in a journal.
Question 5
Group A (n = 12) has a mean score of 7.42. Group B (n = 12) has a mean score of 6.00. Standard deviation for scores across all participants is 1.369. Group A’s mean is significantly higher than Group B’s mean ( t = 2.84, a < .01).
23. Calculate effect size using Cohen’s d and effect size r.
24. Based on the effect size, it there a practical difference between Groups A and B?
Question 6
Assume Cohen’s d to be approximately .40. If conducting an independent samples t test (two-tail, a= .05), how many participants will you need in each group to achieve 90 percent (.90) power?
Question 7
Assume effect size ? to be approximately .29. If conducting a one-way ANOVA (three groups, a = .05), how many participants will you need in each group to achieve 80 percent (.80) power.
Question 8
Which of the following scenarios might be analyzed using a correlation?
? The effectiveness of training A versus training B in raising skill level.
? Minutes spent exercising per week and physical fitness level.
? Income level and the number of visits to a financial planner.
? Beer brand preference among college students.
Question 9
Indicate if you expect the relationship between the following variables to be negative (-), positive (+), or zero (0):
? Size of yard and size of landscaping bill.
? Years of education and income level.
? Hours of TV watched per week and physical fitness level.
? Number of siblings and number of pets.
? Hours spent studying and exam scores.
Question 10
Complete the following steps:
34. Open the SPSS file assessment5c.sav linked in the Resources under the Required Resources heading.
35. At the top of the screen, click on Graphs, then select Legacy Dialogs, then Scatter/Dot.
36. Click on Simple Scatter, and select Define.
37. Click on Exam 1 (X), then click on the arrow next to X Axis to send it over to the X Axis box.
38. Click on Exam 2 (Y), then click on the arrow next to Y Axis to send it over to the Y Axis box.
39. Click OK, then copy and paste the scatterplot output to your Word document.
Question 11
Complete the following:
40. Open the SPSS file assessment5c.sav.
41. At the top of the screen, click on Analyze, then select Correlation, then Bivariate.
42. Click on Exam 1 (X), then click on the arrow to send it over to the Variables box.
43. Click on Exam 2 (Y), then click on the arrow to send it over to the Variables box.
44. Click OK, then copy and paste the correlation output to your Word document.
Question 12
Complete the following steps after opening the SPSS file assessment5d.sav linked in the Resources under the Required Resources heading:
45. Create a scatterplot. Copy and paste the scatterplot output to your Word document.
46. Based on the scatterplot, what is the expected strength and direction of the correlation?
47. Identify the null hypothesis.
48. Calculate Pearson r. Copy and paste the correlation output to your Word document.
49. Based on the correlation output (two-tailed test), can the null hypothesis be rejected? If the null can be rejected, how confident can you be that the results are not due to chance?
50. Report the results as you might see them in a journal.
Submission Requirements
? Submit all answers in one Word document (do not submit multiple files).
? Show your work for questions that require calculations.
? Ensure your answer to each problem is clearly visible (you may want to highlight your answer, or use a different font color, to set it apart).
PART TWO
Assessment Instructions
As a mental health professional, you are expected to remain current on field research and apply this new knowledge in your work.
Complete the following:
? Select an area of interest within psychology.
? Use the library to locate one peer-reviewed journal article that uses the interpretation of statistical analysis to resolve an issue in the field. Select an article that uses quantitative (not qualitative) analyses.
? Write a 2 page critically analyzing the article. Consider the interpretation and selection of the supporting statistical analyses. To do this, complete the following:
o Explain the analysis and describe the decision that was made. Was the null hypothesis rejected, or did the article fail to reject the null hypothesis? Provide examples of the statistical language used and translate the examples from statistical language to real-world language.
o Evaluate the research and discuss areas of strength and areas of weakness in the study design, research process, and interpretation and description of the results.
o Explain whether you think the conclusions accurately reflect the analysis. Use both statistical and real-world language to support your opinion.
Be sure to communicate in a manner that respects the dignity, cultural and ethnic backgrounds, and individual uniqueness of others.
Additional Requirements
? Written communication: Ensure written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
? APA formatting: Format your paper according to current APA style and formatting guidelines.
? Length: Submit 2 typed and double-spaced pages.
? Font and font size: Use Times New Roman, 12-point font.

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Larry 9 8
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Holly 9 6
Michael 6 6
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