If you want to administer a survey to people under the age of 18, you will need both parental consent and you assent.

Explain the difference between independent and dependent variables. Provide a social work example.

Variables at the __________ level of measurement have all the characteristics of interval level variables + a true zero value. 

Which sampling method can a social worker use to develop a sample from his own caseload of files?

Qualitative field notes can be used as part of the research analysis process. 

Which is NOT a qualitative data collection method?

The PRIMARY ethical research issue raised by the Milgram study was deception.

Please state whether the following statement is “true” or “false” and explain your reasoning. If you answer “false” provide the correct statement or explanation. You will not receive full credit if you do not provide an explanation. Ceteris paribus, credit spreads tend to increase during a financial crisis.

In the lecture on Covid-19 policy and inflation, we discussed three schools of thought — the Keynesian explanation, the Monetarist explanation, and the Fiscal Theory of the Price Level — each of which offered a theory for how government policy affected inflation. Please state, and briefly explain, which of these schools of thought matches the scenario described below. The U.S. Congress spent $5.9 trillion and gave no indication to bond holders that future taxes would increase to pay for this spending. As a result, bond holders, fearing a decrease in the market value of their bonds, began exchanging bonds for goods and services, which put upward pressure on the price level, leading to inflation.

In the lecture on Covid-19 policy and inflation, we discussed three schools of thought — the Keynesian explanation, the Monetarist explanation, and the Fiscal Theory of the Price Level — each of which offered a theory for how government policy affected inflation. Please state, and briefly explain, which of these schools of thought matches the scenario described below.   The Federal Reserve engaged in accommodative monetary policy at a time when money velocity was increasing and real economic growth was starting to improve. The natural result was inflation.