Distinguish between descriptive and inferential statistics.

What will be an ideal response?


Descriptive statistics are procedures used to organize and describe data. Inferential statistics are procedures used to make predictions or inferences about a population based on a sample.

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The prevalence of ____________ declines with older age

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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The text states a treatment plan review should be completed when there is a major change in the client’s condition. Given an example of a change in condition. Should the treatment plans be adjusted to address this change?

What will be an ideal response?

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Child welfare became a part of professional social work in:

a. Boston in the late 1800s b. New York in the 1930s c. Response to a dramatic increase in orphaned children d. A dramatic increase in single parent homes

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Anti-immigrant attitudes or nativism resulted in all but which of the following:

a) Slaves being denied citizenship.
b) he short lived political party, the Know-Nothings.
c) he Exclusion of Chinese from entering the United States in the 1870’s.
d) Congress passing laws in 1921 and 1924 that virtually cut off European immigration.

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