Statistics in Social Work
The steps of evidence-based practice include formulating an answerable question. How does knowing about statistics improve our ability to be an evidence-based practitioner at this step?
How understanding statistical principles can enable you to better understand if a question is answerable or not.
Are 'baselines' in descriptive function, or predictive function available for assessment.
In application of statistics to social phenomena, the frequency, duration and intensity of the subject tested will contribute to analysis where more than nominal (i.e. numbered) distributions are involved. Merely 'counting' a population is not a significant activity in statistical renderings as independent variables require dependent variables in order to acquire statistical meaning. Evidence-based practice references studies that 'replicate' existing tests, toward reinterpretation of former statistical outcomes in a new study of parallel significance, with variables of the same classification. Patterns in longitudinal tests over time offer insights into stasis or transformations in variables, and potentially contributory elements.
Example: census analysis of populations looks at 'number' of people, of 'xyz' ethnic classification with an 'income' of a certain tier. Aggregate outcomes have 'meaning' where discretionary categorization is considered as part of a binomial distribution for significance beyond normal distributions (i.e. mean). Comparison of data from two census indexes offers longitudinal evidence to future practice.
b. How understanding the basic principles of hypothesis testing can help you create search terms to apply to your literature.
As practitioners, we employ the taxonomy of found in the framework to procedural protocols in our evidence-based practice settings. Understanding the basic principles of hypothesis testing, where propositions acquire meaning through investigation, furthers the rationale of 'evidence' as a methodology to building best practices into future research and in the agency setting. Informed hypotheses are derived from prior knowledge of existing research and reported outcomes. Outcomes are significant in terms of evidence, and the knowledge sharing capacity is increased through the feedback loop of 'replication' and recommendation .Cited terms within those professional investigations serve as lexicon to policy and procedure.
2. The steps of evidence-based practice also include locating relevant evidence to answer your question. How can knowing about statistics assist you in sorting...
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