By Day 5

Respond to at least one of your colleagues’ posts and comment on the following:

1. Do you think the variables are appropriately used? Why or why not?
2. Does the addition of the control variables make sense to you? Why or why not?
3. Does the analysis answer the research question? Be sure and provide constructive and helpful comments for possible improvement.
4. If there was a significant effect, comments on the strength and its meaningfulness.
5. As a lay reader, were you able to understand the results and their implications? Why or why not?

Classmate’s Post (Melvin):

“Independent variables (IV1 and IV2) and their Level of Measurement.

The 2 independent variables and their level of measurement are the “WWW HOURS PER WEEK” and “Rs occupational prestige score (2010)”.

Dependent variable (DV) and its Level of Measurement.

The dependent variable and its level of measurement is “R’s socioeconomic index (2010)”

Research Question

What is the relationship between www hours per week and respondent’s occupational prestige score (2010) and the respondent’s socioeconomic index (2010)?

Null hypothesis

There is no relationship between www hours per week and respondent’s occupational prestige score (2010) and the respondent’s socioeconomic index (2010).

Research design

The research design is a multiple regression model to estimate how several independent variables affect one dependent variable (Frankfort-Nachmias & Leon-Guerrero, 2018). Multiple regression models build on bivariate regression by adding more predictor variables to the equation (Laureate Education, Inc., 2016). Following Laureates information on R and R² it is safer to use the adjusted R² when using multiple predictors. We can interpret the model as followed: 70% “of the variability in a respondent’s socioeconomic status index is explained by the combination of www hours per week and occupational prestige score. If we follow Evans (1996), guide that r: • .00-.19 “very weak” • .20-.39 “weak” • .40-.59 “moderate” • .60-.79 “strong” • .80-1.0 “very strong” (Beldjazia, & Alatou, 2016). We can conclude since R = .834 (80%) this makes it a very strong linear relationship and the R² = .696 (70%), would make it a strong linear relationship between www hours per week and respondent occupational prestige score (2010) and the respondent’s socioeconomic index (2010)? By examining the Anova table we can test the significance of the regression model. Since the SIG. = .000, the null hypothesis is rejected, which confirms there is statistical significance. Thus, confirming there is no relationship between www hours per week and respondent’s occupational prestige score (2010) and the respondent’s socioeconomic index (2010). Under the coefficients we can see how the constant is serving as a mathematical anchor where a regression line crosses the y-axis (Laureate Education Inc., 2016).

Coefficients Output Levels of examination

Standardized coefficients tell us that when the one standard deviation unit increases in the beta, the dependent variable will change by the beta’s value in standard deviations (Laureate Education Inc., 2016). For every one unit of increase in respondent’s occupation prestige score the respondent’s socioeconomic index will change by 1.369 units controlling for their www hours per week, and for every additional www hours per week increase the respondent’s socioeconomic index will change by .103 controlling the occupational prestige score. The standard deviation increases in respondent’s occupational prestige score, their socioeconomic index, the dependent variable, will change by 0.830 standard deviations, controlling for the www hours per week. Also, every time additional hours per week are added, respondents’ socioeconomic index will change by .069 units, controlling for their occupational prestige score. Since the SIG. =.000 in the coefficients table, we can also reject the null hypothesis and conclude that there is no relationship www hours per week and respondent’s occupational prestige score (2010) and the respondents socioeconomic index (2010), and both therespondents’ occupational prestige score and www hours per week are statistically significant predictors of the respondents’ socioeconomic index.

Regression Equation

R’s socioeconomic index (2010) = -14.232 + (1.369) Rs occupational prestige score (2010) + (.103) WWW HOURS PER WEEK

Respondent’s socioeconomic index (2010) = -14.232 + 1.369 + .103.

Legal research serves as a gateway to locate cases that interpret key areas of substantive and procedural criminal law. From there, understanding how to read the case is integral to using the case for guidance on parameters. The issue is the question presented to the court for review. That question is based on whether what took place at the trial can be challenged as incorrect and impacting the outcome of the case. The appellate court, in reaching the decision, includes the law relied on as support for the decision. That includes statutory law, from legislatures, and other court rulings, where prior courts interpreted the law.

Using Lexis, searching in the U.S. Supreme Court directory, locate one case involving a criminal procedure issue. Searching law in your state, locate one case involving any criminal law issue.

In a 4–5 page paper:

• Identify the key facts from each case and the issues presented to the courts.
• Describe the laws relied on by the courts in reaching the decisions.
• Illustrate the connection between that authority and the way the courts ruled.
• Explain the interpretations of constitutional protections based on the decisions.
• Describe philosophical underpinnings and public policy influences.
• Relate the importance of conducting this case analysis to a criminal justice career.

As part of your reading for this unit, you read the “IKEA Aims to Pay a Living Wage” case study on page 378 of Fundamentals of Human Resource Management.
Respond to the two questions below in a 2–3 page paper. Be sure to
include enough detail to provide context for your ideas and to
demonstrate your understanding of these concepts. Also, be sure to
include all necessary APA citations and a references page. Submit your
responses in a Microsoft Word document and attach it to the assignments
area.

Questions

1. What are some risks and challenges IKEA is likely to face as a
   result of basing its minimum pay on the living wage formula, rather than
   just legal requirements and the market rate?
2. Given that IKEA’s management considers the living wage to be
   consistent with the company’s mission, what advice would you give the
   company for implementing it successfully?

Requirements

• Written communication: It should be free of errors, so that the overall message is clear.
• APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to APA style.
• Number of resources: Minimum of two scholarly resources. Distinguished submissions will likely exceed that minimum. Recommend reviewing The Wall Street Journal for
  relevant articles related to IKEA’s efforts in implementing a Living
  Wage and how a Living Wage is viewed within business sectors (Campus
  link in the Resources, see “Getting Started” section for WSJ sign-up).
• Parts of paper:
  • Title page.
  • Body of paper.
  • References page.
• Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12-point.

Management of Accounts Receivable is a complex process which allows providers and their practices to get accurately, ethically, and legally reimbursed for services they provide to their patients. During the checkout process, all of the co-payments, coinsurance, and deductibles are collected from patients at that time. This is a major responsibility of the front desk office clerk to collect co-payments or make other appointments.

In Renal Practice Associates, one of the front desk clerks, Silvia, knows the patients very well. In fact, she knows when they are having difficulty paying co-payments and medical-related expenses. Some patients are in life-threatening End Stage III Renal Failure and on dialysis. Sylvia is aware the practice she works for is a big, successful one, and her rationale is no one will care about missing one or two payments from a patient, or stating on the patient account the bill is paid.

When patients with acute or chronic conditions check out at Silvia’s station, she will often tell them they owe no balance, and that she is happy to reschedule them for their next appointment.

After a few weeks of observing this behavior, Lily, her co-worker, is concerned. Lily has only been in her position for six months, while Sylvia has worked in the practice for ten years. Lily is not sure what to do or how to approach this problem. It’s obviously raising a red flag for her, but she can’t possibly lose her job. She’s not sure what to do, and feels these might be her options:

1. Not say anything and ignore this practice is going on.
2. Ask Sylvia if there is a special policy and procedure that she may not be aware of that allows some critically ill patients not to pay for their visit. If so, Lily should ask to see the policy and procedure herself so she is aware of it in writing.
3. Lily should go directly to the supervisor over Sylvia and share what she is witnessing.

Which of the above options is the best choice? Explain why. Does Lily have any other options?

Responce must be 2-3 paragraphs.

Congress can only act using powers enumerated in the U.S. Constitution. Moreover, the Tenth Amendment reserves to states those powers not specifically granted to Congress, nor denied to the states. The Commerce Clause, however, vests theoretically broad authority in Congress to pursue legislative reforms addressing a wide range of matters. Between 1937 and 1995, the Supreme Court developed an exceptionally expansive view of the Commerce Clause. In fact, no federal laws were found to violate Congress’s commerce power during this period. The judicial approach to the constitutionality of administrative law is greatly impacted by the Supreme Court’s use of the Commerce Clause. Given the history of the Supreme Court’s interpretation of this clause, do you think it would be difficult moving forward to predict the legality of certain federals laws?

Select a case in which a public policy was affected and the Commerce Clause was used to resolve a conflict between federal and state laws.

Provide a summary of the case you selected. Describe the holding in the case and the public policy that was affected. Explain the short-term and long-term impact of the use of the Commerce Clause in this case. Provide the Bluebook citation for all cases and/or statutes.

Note: Include an in-text Bluebook citation, if referencing cases, as well as a citation in the reference list.