Week 5 Assignment – Case Study: Statistical Forecasting Dr. Megan Zobb, a key researcher within the North Luna University Medical Center, has been studying a new variant of a skin disease virus that seems to be surfacing among the North Luna University population. This variant (which has been tentatively named Painful Rash or PR), … Read more
conduct a mini study. You will survey 50 people through any method you choose to find out information on your topic. You will then calculate the statistics for your data. It is important to remember your mini study should use quantitative values since this is a statistics course so you can complete the required calculations. … Read more
Given the numerous data sources listed in Chapter 5 of the textbook, select two data sources that could be linked to create an enriched data set for a specific public health research purpose. What are public health concerns that the linked data could be used to investigate? Explain your choices. Book website: https://bncvirtual.com/vb_econtent.php?ACTION=econtent&FVENCKEY=AD9EE8D798DCAFC7E76B5FB7C978DD86&j=43693274&sfmc_sub=1597096465&l=23329524_HTML&u=693717236&mid=524003857&jb=84&utm_term=562022&utm_source=transactional&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Direct_Ebooks Chapter 5 … Read more
Discussion Prompt: Multiple studies conducted in the United States, Canada, Germany, and the United Kingdom show that the probability of dying in the hospital is higher if you are admitted on the weekend. Why might this be? What factors might contribute to this probability? What could hospitals do to reduce/eliminate this phenomenon?
Treat your data just as you would one of the datasets from the homework. Be sure you include appropriate measures of central tendency and dispersion etc. Construct a frequency distribution using 5 –8 classes. Create 2 different but appropriate visual representations of your data (pie chart, bar graph, etc). You MUST use Excel to … Read more
Discussion Prompt: How do you use statistics in your work as a nurse or healthcare provider? Find and discuss at least two examples of how statistics are used in your field. Do you feel like statistics are a vital part of the nursing field? Why or why not?
Hypothesis is a term that is often used in many ways (for example, sometimes it means that you have a feeling that something is true), but it has a precise meaning in statistics. Hypotheses are the likely answers to our testable research questions. Hypotheses are derived from prior knowledge and questions that arise from previously … Read more
A Survey of 30 people to find out if they are left-handed or right-handed, and use the following chart to create a contingency table with the information. Left handed= 6 Right handed = 24 Total Female lefty =4 righty=16 Male lefty Total= 2 righty=8 Answer the following questions about the information in your contingency table: … Read more
Chi-square tests are nonparametric tests that examine nominal categories as opposed to numerical values. Consider a situation in which you may want to transform numerical scores into categories. Provide a specific example of a situation in which categories are more informative than the actual values. Suppose we had conducted an ANOVA, with individuals grouped by … Read more
For this assignment, use the data you downloaded in your W1 Project. This week, you will explore the hypothesis that a relationship exists between the misinformation effect (the type of information relayed) and the accuracy of the color recalled. Use a chi-square analysis to compare the accuracy of the color recalled (recall color) across your … Read more