Understanding descriptive statistics and their variability is a fundamental aspect of statistical analysis. On their own, descriptive statistics tell us how frequently an observation occurs, what is considered “average”, and how far data in our sample deviate from being “average.” With descriptive statistics, we are able to provide a summary of characteristics from both large and small datasets. In addition to the valuable information they provide on their own, measures of central tendency and variability become important components in many of the statistical tests that we will cover. Therefore, we can think about central tendency and variability as the cornerstone to the quantitative structure we are building.For this Discussion, you will examine central tendency and variability based on two separate variables. You will also explore the implications for positive social change based on the results of the data.To prepare for this Discussion:Review the Learning Resources and the Descriptive Statistics media program.For additional support, review the Skill Builder: Visual Displays for Categorical Variables and the Skill Builder: Visual Displays for Continuous Variables.Review the Chapter 4 of the Wagner text and the examples in the SPSS software related to central tendency and variability.From the General Social Survey dataset found in this week’s Learning Resources, use the SPSS software and choose one continuous and one categorical variable Note: this dataset will be different from your Assignment dataset).As you review, consider the implications for positive social change based on the results of your data.FINALLY,Post, present, and report a descriptive analysis for your variables, specifically noting the following:For your continuous variable:Report the mean, median, and mode.What might be the better measure for central tendency? (i.e., mean, median, or mode) and why?Report the standard deviation.How variable are the data?How would you describe this data?What sort of research question would this variable help answer that might inform social change?Post the following information for your categorical variable:A frequency distribution.An appropriate measure of variation.How variable are the data?How would you describe this data?What sort of research question would this variable help answer that might inform social change?Be sure to support your Main Post and Response Post with reference to the week’s Learning Resources and other scholarly evidence in APA Style. REQUIRED READINGSFrankfort-Nachmias, C., & Leon-Guerrero, A. (2015). Social statistics for a diverse society (7th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.Chapter 4, “Measures of Central Tendency” (pp. 96–134)Chapter 5, “Measures of Variability” (pp. 135–176)Wagner, W. E. (2016). Using IBM® SPSS® statistics for research methods and social science statistics (6th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.Chapter 4, “Organization and Presentation of Information”Chapter 11, “Editing Output”DATASETSDocument: Data Set 2014 General Social Survey (dataset file)Use this dataset to complete this week’s Discussion.Note: You will need the SPSS software to open this dataset.Document: Data Set Afrobarometer (dataset file)Use this dataset to complete this week’s Assignment.Note: You will need the SPSS software to open this dataset.Document: High School Longitudinal Study 2009 Dataset (dataset file)Use this dataset to complete this week’s Assignment.Note: You will need the SPSS software to open this dataset.REQUIRED MEDIALaureate Education (Producer). (2016d). Descriptive statistics [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author. Optional ResourcesWheelan, C. (2013). Naked statistics: Stripping the dread from data. New York, NY: W. W. Norton & Company.Skill Builder: Visual Displays for Categorical VariablesTo access these Skill Builders, navigate back to your Blackboard Course Home page, and locate “Skill Builders” in the left navigation pane. From there, click on the relevant Skill Builder link for this week.

Question 1For this Discussion, review the “Cortez Family” case history.Post your description of how micro-, mezzo-, or macro-levels of practice aid social workers in assessing families. Assess Paula Cortez’s situation using all three of these levels of practice, and identify two strengths and/or solutions in each of these levels. Describe the value in strength-based solutions.Question 2Understanding the level of cohesion of a family system is important in order to determine an effective treatment plan. Olson (2000) developed the Circumplex Model, which has been used in the areas of marital therapy and with families dealing with terminal illness.For this Discussion, you again draw on the “Cortez Family” case history.Post your description of the Circumplex Model of Marital and Family Systems and how it serves as a framework to assess family systems. Apply this framework in assessing the Cortez family. Use the three dimensions (cohesion, flexibility, and communication) of this model to assess and analyze. Describe how assessing these dimensions assists the social worker in treatment planning.

PARENT EDUCATION PLANStudents will write up a plan for a hypothetical parent-education program that they may one day be called upon to implement. Students should choose a setting and target population that is reasonable given their career goals (e.g., someone planning to work in child care might create a plan for sessions to be provided for working parents of toddlers) or something that they would like to pursue in a future career (e.g., someone who wants to work with parents of children with disabilities might create a program that could be offered at EPU). The plan should include a detailed paragraph on each of the following sections:General description of the setting and characteristics of the target population (e.g., court-recommended education for parents of out-of-control teenagers, voluntary class offered in a hospital for couples having their first baby, court-mandated education for divorcing parents, etc.)Content of the educational intervention, referring directly to the concepts that are included in the Parenting Pyramid (will attach pyramid). Rationale should be offered for the content included.Strategies for teaching the program that reflect best practices for adult education. Make sure your description connects to course content. Cite all sources.Evaluation plan. How will you determine if your intervention works? Make sure your description connects to course content.The Parent Education Plan should:Include your name, date, and sectionInclude a title pageBe free of spelling and grammar errorsFollow all APA conventions for formatting:12 point font, Times New RomanDouble-spacedInclude citations where needed in all instancesNo more than three written pages (not including title page and reference page)ONLY reference book Dyer, K.D. (2017). An Introduction to Effective Parenting Education: Exploring Context,Content, and Strategies. Cognella.I attached here the pyramid, also an example layout as wellthe pyramid isapplied BheaviorsconsequencesCommunicationrelationship