Social and Science

Assignment: Essay: Write a 1000-1200 word essay addressing each of the following points/questions. Be sure to completely answer all the questions for each question. Separate each section in your paper with a clear heading that allows your professor to know which question you are addressing in that section of your paper. Support your ideas with at least three (3) citations in your essay. Make sure to reference the citations using the APA writing style for the essay. The cover page and reference page do not count towards the minimum word amount. 1. What strengths and limitations do the clinical (or case study) method and ethnography have in common? 2. Distinguish among age-graded, history-graded, and non-normative influences on lifespan development. Cite an example of each in Sofie’s story at the beginning of this chapter. 3. What is epigenesis, and how does it differ from the range of reaction and genetic–environmental correlation? Provide an example of epigenesis.  4. Links between family and community foster development throughout the lifespan. Cite several examples from our discussion that support this idea. 5. Why is genetic counseling called a communication process? Who should seek it?  6. Using your knowledge of X-linked inheritance, explain why males are more vulnerable than females to miscarriage, infant death, genetic disorders, and other problems. 7. Why is the period of the embryo regarded as the most dramatic prenatal period? Why is the fetal period called the “growth and finishing” phase? 8. What functions does REM sleep serve in young infants? Can sleep tell us anything about the health of the newborn’s central nervous system? Explain.

Explain the importance of crime analysis in reference to secure architectural design. Remember to cite at least one scholarly peer-reviewed article. All citations should be in APA format.

To ensure the success of program evaluation, a social worker must generate a specific detailed plan. That plan should describe the goal of the evaluation, the information needed, and the methods and analysis to be used. In addition, the plan should identify and address the concerns of stakeholders. A social worker should present information about the plan in a manner that the stakeholders can understand. This will help the social worker receive the support necessary for a successful evaluation.  To prepare for this Assignment, identify a program evaluation you would like to conduct for a program with which you are familiar. Consider the details of the evaluation, including the purpose, specific questions to address, and type of information to collect. Then, consider the stakeholders that would be involved in approving that evaluation. Review the resources for samples of program evaluations.  By Day 7: Submit the following: 1. A 1-page stakeholder analysis that identifies the stakeholders, their role in the agency, and any concerns that they might have about the proposed program evaluation. 2. A 2- to a 3-page draft of the program evaluation plan to submit to the stakeholders that:  a. Identifies the purpose of the evaluation. b. Describes the questions that will be addressed and the type of information that will be collected. c. Addresses the concerns of the stakeholders that you identified in your Stakeholder Analysis.

Data: Basic Data Analysis in RStudio  Background: This course is all about data visualization. However, we must first have some understanding of the dataset that we are using to create the visualizations. A resource is provided to you to learn the simple commands in RStudio. You are also expected to locate appropriate available resources to learn the functionalities of RStudio.   Assignment:  a.  Use RStudio to generate a word document with basic data analysis of the following dataset:  dataset_price_personal_computers.csv    b. Use the following video from Dr. Francis to learn the simple commands to conduct basic data analysis with RStudio:  Basic Data Analysis in RStudio.mp4  Questions/Requests:  a. Create a summary of stats for the dataset. (provide a screenshot)  b. Create a correlation of stats for the dataset. (provide a screenshot) (Hint: Transform may be needed)  c. What is the Min, Max, Median, and Mean of the Price? (provide a screenshot)  d. What is the correlation values between Price, Ram, and Ads? (provide a screenshot)  e. Create a subset of the dataset with only Price, CD, and Premium. (provide a screenshot)  f. Create a subset of the dataset with only Price, HD, and Ram where Price is greater than or equal to $1750. (provide a screenshot)  g. What percentage of Premium computers were sold? (provide a screenshot)(Hint: Categorical analysis)  h. How many Premium computers with CDs were sold? (provide a screenshot)(Hint: Contingency table analysis)  I. How many Premium computers with CDs priced over $2000 were sold? (provide a screenshot)(Hint: Conditional table analysis)  Your document should be an easy-to-read font in MS Word (other word processors are fine to use but save it in MS Word format). Your cover page should contain the following: Title, Student’s name, University’s name, Course name, Course number, Professor’s name, and Date.  Submit your assignment on or before the due date.