When you add the values 3, 5, 8, 12, and 20 and then divide by the number of values, the result is 9.6. Which term best describes this value: average, mean, median, mode, or standard deviation? Answer: 9.6 is the average of the numbers listed and is also the mean of this data. 4. Answer the next four questions using the following set of numbers.
GCE AS Level Psychology A PSYA1 Unit 1 Cognitive Psychology Unit 1: Autumn Term Assessment Paper 1 Time allowed: 50 minutes 1. Draw (a rough sketch) and label diagram of the Multi-store model (3 marks) 2. Outline key features of the multi-store model of memory (6 marks) 3. Each of the multi-store memory has different qualities, relating to the capacity, duration and the type of encoding that occurs. a.
According to Kozol, one of the main causes of homelessness in the 1980s was the vast reduction in affordable housing. Kozol explains that “gentrification,” the transformation of a low-rent neighborhood to a more prestigious one, raised rents and pushed the poor into homelessness (433). He states, “Half a million units of low-income housing are lost each year to condominium conversion as well as to arson, demolition, or abandonment” and that rent for lower-income individuals increased more than 30 percent since 1980 (433). Additionally, Kozol claims that almost half of low-income “SRO (single-room occupancy) units” were “replaced by luxury apartments and office buildings between 1970 and 1980” (435). In addition to the reduction in low-income housing, Kozol also argues that there was a severe shortage of employment positions that paid a living wage.
Statement of GOES-N case study b. The intended purpose of the GOES-N case study c. Scope of the GOES-N case study d. Intended Audience 2. Methods, Assumptions, and Procedures: e. Procedures of the GOES-N case study f. Research of the GOES-N case study g. Hypothesis of the GOES-N case study 3. Results and Discussion: h. Results of procedures and research of the GOES-N case study i. Discussions made from testing, research, and procedures 4.
My hypothesis that I’m reviewing is a casual one, which is “poor health is the main reason why people become homeless”. Poor health is closely associated with homelessness. For families struggling to pay the rent, a serious illness or disability can start a downward spiral into homelessness, beginning with a lost job, depletion of savings to pay for care, and eventual eviction (National Health Care for the Homeless Council, 2008). In the year 2007 the U.S. census Bureau calculated that 45.7 million people, who makes up about 15.3 percent of the population do not have health insurance. These uninsured people where Americans who either worked full or part time jobs.
But research has proven that severe distress and psychosis are much more common among the homeless than in the general population (Schutt and Goldfinger148). Take for example Joe, a 31-year-old homeless man, facing a lifelong illness of epilepsy. He was unable to secure a driver’s license and proper identification to secure a job in construction. And Bill, a weather-beaten military man, 56, facing a longtime battle of mental illness, depression and addiction (George A11). These are just some of the faces of the homeless.
The chronically ill and disabled is a vulnerable population that I personally work with in my healthcare career. Throughout this paper I will why they’re a vulnerable populations and what can be done to assist these patients. “Chronic illnesses are significantly more prevalent among low-income and other disadvantaged populations. Additionally, the impact of these illnesses is more severe among the unemployed, uninsured, and less educated. For example, patients with a chronic illness who have less than a high school education are 3 times more likely to report being in poor health than those with the same illness who hold a college degree.
Studies have been conducted to find that the homeless population has a much higher rate of mental illness than the average population. "In the year 2000, 30% [of the homeless in St. Louis] had a combination of mental health and drug or alcohol problems (dual diagnosis) and another 15% had mental health problems alone. A survey of more than 10,000 patients treated for serious mental illness in San Diego County found that 15% had been homeless during the previous year" ("The Mentally Ill Are Vulnerable to Homelessness"). One can infer from this that those who have been subjugated to the demanding life style such as that of the homeless tend to lose hope in their life and eventually become driven towards the mentality of self-loathing or losing hope in life which goes hand in hand with mental illness. Lander 2 Another factor which corresponds to wealth and economic standing is crime.
The squeezed society’s neglecting of investment has put both the rich and the poor in a society with low quality infrastructure. Additionally, a recent research shows that throughout the U.S, areas with the highest income inequality have longer commute times, higher rates of divorce, bankruptcy and squandered talent. For example, nowadays, because of being unable to attain fundamental financial needs, several people from the less wealthy classes can hardly own a house but instead choose to rent it. Consequently, house borrowers have to loan houses at higher interest rates on account of subprime mortgage. In this mortgage
Foreclosures have hit an all time high, and unfortunately some people were allowed to finance beyond their means and now have become homeless too. According to The National Coalition for the Homeless, “Housing assistance can make the difference between stable housing, precarious housing, or no housing at all. However, the demand for assisted housing clearly exceeds the supply: only about one-third of poor renter households receive a housing subsidy from the federal, state, or a local government. The limited level of housing assistance Campbell - 2 means that most poor families and individuals seeking housing assistance are placed on long waiting lists.” Not being able to afford housing does not mean that they are completely without a source of income. Many people that become homeless have jobs;