Entries by Bravister

Identify one specific source of public health data on that issue and write one paragraph about it.

Public Health and Epidemiology Case 2 Write an essay in which you first clearly identify a single major achievement in Epidemiology (e.g., Smallpox, HIV/AIDS, Tobacco Use, Cholera). Then briefly describe one important tool that is used to measure its occurrence in a population. Briefly identify one source of public health data on that issue. Finally, […]

What can you conclude about the effect of procedural justice training on police behavior?

Math/Physic/Economic/Statistic Problems Must answer TWO from the following questions: Your research aimed to test the effect of procedural justice training on police behavior. A program that emphasized the importance of voice, neutrality, respect, and trustworthiness in policing actions (consistent with principles of procedural justice) was delivered to a group of police officers. The program’s goals […]

Describe the nonequivalent control group design and nonequivalent control group pretest- posttest design, and discuss the advantages of having a control group.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES Describe single-case experimental designs and discuss reasons to use this design. Describe the one-group posttest-only design. Describe the one-group pretest-posttest design and the associated threats to internal validity that may occur: history, maturation, testing, instrument decay, and regression toward the mean. Describe the nonequivalent control group design and nonequivalent control group pretest- posttest […]

What is a multiple baseline design? Why is it used? Distinguish between multiple baseline designs across subjects, across behaviors, and across situations.

Review Questions What is a reversal design? Why is an ABAB design superior to an ABA design? What is meant by baseline in a single-case design? What is a multiple baseline design? Why is it used? Distinguish between multiple baseline designs across subjects, across behaviors, and across situations. Why might a researcher use a quasi-experimental […]