Section 1 – Drugs and Crime (30%) Drug policy is a contentious political issue in the UK. On the one hand, the British government remains firmly committed to the criminalisation of narcotic substances (see for example BBC, 2018), reflecting wider public attitudes that are mixed regarding decriminalisation of “soft” drugs like cannabis but largely opposed […]
Using appropriate statistics, describe the distribution of the Physical_Change variable. What can you conclude about changes in physical wellbeing over the length of the programme?
The data for this final section are drawn from Hanson et al.’s (2013) study examining the efficacy of an exercise referral scheme in the North East of England. The scheme aimed to help people with weight- and fitness-related health conditions through referral by a doctor to a six-month exercise programme. Data were collected from participants […]