Human Resource Management 5316 Unit 8 Assignment. Recommendations

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Statistical and Content Analyses

Tierainie C. Johnson

Capella University

May 28, 2023

Dr. Morgan McAfee

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Problem Identification

The problem identified is the relationship between reported levels of family tension before

and after participating in the Homeless Teen Program. The program aims to address the

underlying issues that led to homelessness, particularly family problems, and justify the expense

of family intervention programs for funding and expansion plans. Helping Hands, the

organization funding the program, wants to understand if their investment is making a

meaningful impact and gather knowledge for future replication of the intervention program.

Qualitative Analysis

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The data allows us to make some program observations:

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 Race: Most participants are African American, Caucasian, or Hispanic/Latino. The

program has no Native Americans.

 Gender: The program has 48 women and 36 men. The program has 8 transgender men

and 7 transgender women.

 Sexual orientation: The program serves diverse sexualities. There are 40 heterosexual,

40 gay/lesbian, and 19 bisexual individuals.

 The program addresses participant issues. Problem 1 (Family Conflict) is the most

common, with 47 participants, followed by Problem 4 (Sex Trafficking) with 21

participants. Problem 2 (Academic Problem) has the fewest participants, one.

 Service: The program provides many services. Family Counseling (46) and Individual

Counseling (40) are the most popular offerings. 12 people use Legal Support.

 Housing: Program members have secure housing. Most participants (40) have stable

child welfare housing or are homeless (21). 38 families are housed.

 JJ (Juvenile Justice): After 6 months, the program has achieved court order compliance

for 71 of 88 participants. The program supports juvenile justice system participants

well.Sixteen service recipients were sex traffickers. This shows the program's attempts to

help affected persons.

 SA (Substance Abuse): After six months, 71 program participants had clean drug

testing. 19 participants showed symptoms of substance misuse, and 8 were ambiguous

(perhaps not tested or lacking data).

The program of study covers family conflict, academic concerns, juvenile justice

participation, sex trafficking, mental health, and substance misuse. It offers services and

assistance for people of different races, genders, and sexual orientations. The program succeeds

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in court order compliance and housing stability. Substance abuse disorders may require continual

efforts.

Pair-wise T -test

The appropriate statistical analysis for this problem is a paired t-test, which compares the

means of the two related data groups (before and after program participation):

Family Conflict

According to the data and analysis, a paired t-test compared pre- and post-family conflict

scores. Data interpretation: according to the mean,Pre-family conflict scores 81.45918367,

whereas post-family scores 70.21428571. The Homeless Teen Program reduces family conflict

ratings on average. in terms of the Variance: Pre-family conflict scores have 208.1478014

variance and post-family scores 346.4381443. This shows group score variability. the sample

size in this case is 98 people, which is the number of people used in the experiment indicating

that the sample size is quite large to give a more accurate result.

According to Pearson Correlation, Pre- and post-family conflict scores are 0.512226522.

This value indicates the linear relationship between the two variables. A positive connection

shows that pre-family conflict increases post-family conflict.The mean difference between pre-

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and post-family conflict scores is 0. The t-statistic is 6.658688279,this value indicates the extent

of the difference between pre-family conflict and post-family conflict means compared to group

variability .In addition,the one-tailed test p-value is 8.31515E-10 (0.000000000831515). Two-

tailed test p-value is 1.66303E-09 (0.00000000166303). If the null hypothesis is true, these p-

values show the likelihood of getting the observed t-statistic or a higher value.The one-tailed

critical t-value is 1.66071461, while the two-tailed critical t-value is 1.984723186. These values

determine t-statistic significance and compare it to the crucial value.

Statistically, the t-statistic is larger than expected (p 0.05) for both one- and two-tailed

tests. This indicates that there is a statistically significant change in family conflict scores from

before to after the Homeless Teen Program was completed. There is evidence to suggest that the

program helped reduce family conflict, which lends credence to calls for more financing and

program extension.

Academic Performance

Using a paired t-test, the data and analysis to compare pre- and post-academic performance.

Data Presentation

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Pre- and post-academic performance averaged 2.051020408 and 1.275510204, respectively.

Academic achievement dropped after the intervention.Performance scores were 10.83242163

pre-academic and 0.201662108 post-academic. Scores vary within each group. Pre-academic

performance differs more than post-academic.Studying 98 people's pre- and post-academic

performance is enough.Pre- and post-academic performance Pearson correlation coefficient is -

0.00960862. This near-zero correlation indicates weak linearity between variables. Pre- and post-

academic performance are not connected.

A mean difference of 0 was hypothesized between pre- and post-academic performance

scores. The observed data was compared to this hypothesis to determine significance.T-statistic:

2.308203901. This is the group variability difference between pre- and post-academic

performance scores.One- and two-tailed p-values were calculated. One-tailed and two-tailed test

p-values are 0.011555866 and 0.023111731. These p-values indicate the probability of the

observed t-statistic or greater if the null hypothesis is true.

The two-tailed important t-value is 1.984723186, while the one-tailed is 1.66071461. Pre-

and post-academic performance scores are statistically significant only in the one-tailed test (p <

0.05).Thus, pre- and post-academic performance scores differ greatly. Academic performance

may have been altered by the intervention. The connection between pre- and post-academic

performance is low, suggesting that factors other than the intervention may be affecting the

findings.

Mental health score

Using the data and analyses, a paired t-test compared pre- and post-mental health status scores

Data presentation

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Data interpretation:

The mean post-mental health status score is 72.16326531, compared to 83.5 before. After

the intervention or time period, mental health state decreases on average. In addition, the Pre-

mental health state scores have a variance of 158.0463918, while post-mental health scores have

314.096781. These values show group score variability. Pre- and post-mental health status scores

are 0.434341221. This indicates a moderately positive linear relationship between the variables.

It suggests that greater pre-mental health scores predict higher post-mental health scores.

The hypothesized mean difference between pre- and post-mental health state scores is 0,

suggesting no change in mean scores. the T-statistic is 6.723771934 which is the difference

between the mean pre-mental health state and post-mental health state scores relative to group

variability is this value.

The t-statistic's one-tailed p-value is 6.13403E-10 (0.000000000613403), while the two-

tailed is 1.22681E-09 (0.00000000122681). If the null hypothesis is true, these p-values show the

likelihood of getting the observed t-statistic or a higher value.The one-tailed critical t-value is

1.66071461, and the two-tailed critical t-value is 1.984723186. The t-statistic is compared to the

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statistical significance threshold using these key values. in conclusion ,the t-statistic is

significantly greater than the critical value for both one-tailed and two-tailed tests (p < 0.05).

Pre- and post-mental health state scores differ statistically. It suggests the intervention or time

period affected mental health.

Conclusion

The research suggests that the method reduces family conflict as well as academic success.

After the program, family conflict scores decreased indicating less family tension. The lower

post-program mean scores show that academic performance improved.The participants' mental

health also declined. After the intervention or time period, mental health scores declined,

indicating a positive influence.