Paper Topic:

Social Work Research

SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH (2008

ASSIGNMENT 1

Research Hypothesis

H1 : Social security reforms aimed at reinvesting social security surpluses in favor of the beneficiaries is significant in contributing to increase in future benefits to less privileged in the society

From the research hypothesis in H1 , the independent variable is `Social security reforms aimed at reinvesting social security surpluses in favor of the beneficiaries . While the dependent variable is `the significant of the reform contributing to increase in future benefits to less privileged in the society

Social security constitutes a major

source of income for most retirees For those with lower incomes , nearly three quarters of their income comes from social security . And a third of all without social security (Smith , 2005 . In for government to plan financially for the retiree and the elderly , it has brought up program in form of Social security . According to Steiner (2005 , social security the nation 's paternalistic retirement program has a two- part-financing problem . The first component is the imbalance , which pertain to the amount of money the system takes and spend on social security . Here , projected revenues and expenditures are not in balance . The second component is the surplus , which is derived from the tax revenue on social security Today , the government takes in more social security tax revenue than it spends , which create surpluses . The government invests the current surpluses in special - issue government bonds and spends rather than invests them . The situation of things s made current financing arrangement lowers savings and raises the national debt , instead of potentially increasing national savings , which could fund the benefits for future retirees

Assignment 2

1 . H1 : Social security reforms aimed at reinvesting social security surpluses in favor of the beneficiaries is significant in contributing to increase in future benefits to less privileged in the society

From the research hypothesis in H1 , the independent variable is `Social security reforms aimed at reinvesting social security surpluses in favor of the beneficiaries . While the dependent variable is `the significant of the reform contributing to increase in future benefits to less privileged in the society

2 (A . The quantitative analysis method would be use for the analysis of the data for the study . Chi-square (X2 ) would be used in testing the r e search questions . The formula for the chi-square (x2 ) is

X2 (O-E )2

E

Where `O ' represent the observed frequency

`E ' represents the expected frequency

To utilize the chi-square statistical tool , a degree of freedom is defined , and a level of significance stated to allow some 5 error state in the calculation

The decision rule for the chi- square (X2 ) as the measuring tool include

Accept the null hypothesis (h0 , when the calculated value of X2 is lesser than the table value of X2 . Hence , reject the alternate hypothesis (H1

Reject the null hypothesis (H0 , when the calculated value of X2 is greater than the table value of X2 . Hence , accept the alternate hypothesis (H1

The findings of the research study would be derived based...

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