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HLT-362V Week 3 DQ 2 - Researchers routinely choose an alpha………… Applied Statistics for Health Care Professionals - Hypothesis Testing Grand Canyon University Researchers routinely choose an alpha level of 0.05 for testing their hypotheses. What are some experiments for which you might want a lower alpha level (e.g., 0.01)? What are some situations in which you might accept a higher level (e.g., 0.1)? Answer 1 The significance level (alpha) is the probability of committing a type ...

HLT-362V Week 3 DQ 1 - Explain when a z-test would be appropriate………. Applied Statistics for Health Care Professionals - Hypothesis Testing Grand Canyon University Explain when a z-test would be appropriate over a t-test. Answer 1 Z-test = Statistical test used to determine whether two population means are different when the variances are known and the sample is large. T-test compares the actual difference between two means in relation to the variation in the data Z-test is a stat...

HLT 362V Topic 2 Discussion 2 Using the research article selected for DQ 1, identify three key questions you will ask and answer when reading the research study and why these questions are important. When responding to peers, provide other questions and answers that could be considered in relation to the peers’ studies.

HLT 362V Topic 2 Discussion 2 Using the research article selected for DQ 1, identify three key questions you will ask and answer when reading the research study and why these questions are important. When responding to peers, provide other questions and answers that could be considered in relation to the peers’ studies. 1. What is Spearman’s rank correlation coefficients? The Spearman’s Rank Correlation Coefficient is the non-parametric statistical measure us...

HLT 362V Topic 5 DQ 1 Describe how epidemiological data influences changes in health practices. Provide an example and explain what data would be necessary to make a change in practice. HLT 362V Topic 5 DQ 2 Discuss ways your organization uses technology to gather patient and health care information, and how this information and data are used to direct patient care and outcomes.

HLT 362V Topic 2 DQ 2 Using the research article selected for DQ 1, identify three key questions you will ask and answer when reading the research study and why these questions are important. When responding to peers, provide other questions and answers that could be considered in relation to the peers' studies.

HLT 362V Topic 1 DQ 1 Discuss the historical application of statistics in the field of health care. Describe an example, other than Florence Nightingale's contributions, where statistical application has greatly influenced or changed health care operations or practice.

HLT 362V Topic 4 DQ 1 Provide an example of experimental, quasi-experimental, and nonexperimental research from the GCU Library and explain how each research type differs from the others. When replying to peers, evaluate the effectiveness of the research design of the study for two of the examples provided. HLT 362V Topic 4 DQ 2 Describe the difference between research and quality improvement. Provide a workplace example where qualitative and quantitative research is applied and how it was...

HLT 362V Topic 5 DQ 1 Describe how epidemiological data influences changes in health practices. Provide an example and explain what data would be necessary to make a change in practice.

HLT 362V Topic 1 DQ 1 Discuss the historical application of statistics in the field of health care. Describe an example, other than Florence Nightingale's contributions, where statistical application has greatly influenced or changed health care operations or practice. HLT 362V Topic 1 DQ 2 Discuss why it is important for a person working in health care to understand statistical concepts. Provide an example of how statistical data is used in your organization or specialty area today and wh...