SW450 Final Exam Prep
SW450 FINAL EXAM PREP NEWEST 2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW
VERSION!!
You survey staff at a social service agency to measure their stress levels. Stress
level is measured by a 20 item scale that gives an overall score (numerical). What
statistical procedure would you use to determine if there was a difference
between the mean stress level scores of front line workers as compared to
administrators?
-Cross-tabulation/Chi-square
-Correlation.
-Paired samples t-test.
-Independent samples t-test. - Correct Answer-Independent samples t-test.
You survey people of different races about their attitudes regarding whether they
are fearful of encounters with the police. If you compare the responses of African-
American/Black subjects to Caucasian/White subjects as to whether they
"sometimes feel fearful" (yes or no) in encounters with police, what type of
statistical analysis would you use?
-Cross-tabulation/Chi-square
-Correlation.
-Paired samples t-test.
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-Independent samples t-test. - Correct Answer-Cross-tabulation/Chi-square
What does p > .05 indicate about whether results from an analysis are statistically
significant or not?
-The notation p > .05 indicates a statistically significant finding.
-The notation p > .05 does not indicate a statistically significant finding.
-The notation p > .05 is not related to statistical significance.
-Social work research typically does not produce statistically significant findings. -
Correct Answer-The notation p > .05 does not indicate a statistically significant
finding.
You are conducting a study of juveniles who are currently incarcerated in the
juvenile detention center. Your data analysis shows a correlation coefficient (r) of
0.15 for the relationship between self-esteem scores and number of arrests for
the study participants. What would you conclude from this result?
-There is a strong positive correlation between the two variables.
-There is a strong negative correlation between the two variables.
-There is a weak positive correlation between the two variables.
-There is a weak negative correlation between the two variables. - Correct
Answer-There is a weak positive correlation between the two variables.
Which response best describes "raw data"?
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-The codebook for entering data developed by the researcher.
- The surveys, scales, or questionnaires completed by study subjects.
- The data set produced by the researcher in a computer data base.
-The patterns and trends detected to support study hypotheses. - Correct Answer-
The surveys, scales, or questionnaires completed by study subjects.
The variable "client's progress after intervention" is coded 1=improved and 2=not
improved. What type of variable is "client's progress after intervention"?
- Nominal.
- Numeric.
- Ordinal.
- Progressive. - Correct Answer-Nominal.
Univariate data analysis includes which of the following?
-Mean.
-T-test.
-Correlation.
-All of the above. - Correct Answer-Mean
Descriptive measures of central tendency for study subjects include which of the
following?
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SW450 FINAL EXAM PREP NEWEST 2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW
VERSION!!
You survey staff at a social service agency to measure their stress levels. Stress
level is measured by a 20 item scale that gives an overall score (numerical). What
statistical procedure would you use to determine if there was a difference
between the mean stress level scores of front line workers as compared to
administrators?
-Cross-tabulation/Chi-square
-Correlation.
-Paired samples t-test.
-Independent samples t-test. - Correct Answer-Independent samples t-test.
You survey people of different races about their attitudes regarding whether they
are fearful of encounters with the police. If you compare the responses of African-
American/Black subjects to Caucasian/White subjects as to whether they
"sometimes feel fearful" (yes or no) in encounters with police, what type of
statistical analysis would you use?
-Cross-tabulation/Chi-square
-Correlation.
-Paired samples t-test.
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, SW450 Final Exam Prep
-Independent samples t-test. - Correct Answer-Cross-tabulation/Chi-square
What does p > .05 indicate about whether results from an analysis are statistically
significant or not?
-The notation p > .05 indicates a statistically significant finding.
-The notation p > .05 does not indicate a statistically significant finding.
-The notation p > .05 is not related to statistical significance.
-Social work research typically does not produce statistically significant findings. -
Correct Answer-The notation p > .05 does not indicate a statistically significant
finding.
You are conducting a study of juveniles who are currently incarcerated in the
juvenile detention center. Your data analysis shows a correlation coefficient (r) of
0.15 for the relationship between self-esteem scores and number of arrests for
the study participants. What would you conclude from this result?
-There is a strong positive correlation between the two variables.
-There is a strong negative correlation between the two variables.
-There is a weak positive correlation between the two variables.
-There is a weak negative correlation between the two variables. - Correct
Answer-There is a weak positive correlation between the two variables.
Which response best describes "raw data"?
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, SW450 Final Exam Prep
-The codebook for entering data developed by the researcher.
- The surveys, scales, or questionnaires completed by study subjects.
- The data set produced by the researcher in a computer data base.
-The patterns and trends detected to support study hypotheses. - Correct Answer-
The surveys, scales, or questionnaires completed by study subjects.
The variable "client's progress after intervention" is coded 1=improved and 2=not
improved. What type of variable is "client's progress after intervention"?
- Nominal.
- Numeric.
- Ordinal.
- Progressive. - Correct Answer-Nominal.
Univariate data analysis includes which of the following?
-Mean.
-T-test.
-Correlation.
-All of the above. - Correct Answer-Mean
Descriptive measures of central tendency for study subjects include which of the
following?
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