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SWG 519 FINAL (CHAPTER 10)
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07/31/2010

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*Which of the following represents the process in which researchers turn data into information (p. 265)?
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Data analysis
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*Although data collection and preparation are major achievements, the true value of the research comes in the form of (p. 265)
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Analysis and reporting.
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*The first step in the data verification is (p. 267)
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Ordering the data.
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*Which provides a count of how many times each variable value is represented in the database (p. 267)?
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Frequency distribution.
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*When a category of a variable has very few cases in it, we might conclude that the (p. 270)
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Categories are not well conceptualized.
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*The process of changing one value to another is referred to as (p. 273)
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Recoding.
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*Which refers to the examination of data one variable at a time (p. 279)?
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Univariate analysis.
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*Which BEST enables a social worker to describe how the data differ or vary from what is common (p. 283)?
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Measures of variability.
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*Which is a statistical measure of the amount by which a set of values differs from the mean (p. 283)?
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Standard deviation.
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*Histograms and line graphs are recommended for (p. 291)
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Interval and ratio data.
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