Assignment 1: Hypothesis testing

Unit outcomes addressed:

• Identify a healthcare problem that can be studied statistically.
• Formulate hypotheses based on a healthcare problem.
• Complete an ANOVA test using SPSS.
• Interpret the SPSS results.
• Summarize the meaning of the results in a brief presentation.

Course outcomes:

• Analyze a mined data set using a computerized statistical package to uncover insight to a healthcare problem.
• Apply a professionally recognized method of formatting and documentation.

Instructions

As an administrator to a health education program, you suspect that pairing first year students with third-year students will help improve their end-of-year evaluations. To test your hypothesis you develop a mentoring program that has three groups. Group one will be the control. Group two will meet in person weekly. Group three will keep in touch using social media and texting.

Analyze the attached data sets of their scores with an ANOVA test using SPSS.

Write an executive summary of your study. In the summary, include the ANOVA test results, your hypothesis and its resolution, and the implications of your findings. You must include at least two references (academic sources that must be cited in APA style).

Assignment 2: Proposing Recommendations from Clinical Data

Instructions You are responsible for analyzing the results of a study comparing two ulcer therapies involving 43 participants. Here is the data output from a t-test analysis:

• Group_stats
• Independent samples
• Independent samples test cont

The study compares two ulcer therapies (A and B) with three variables: time of last visit in months, age in years and duration of disease. Write a persuasive report type essay.

Describe the statistical test and the reason for using it. Briefly describe the summary statistics of the participants. What conclusions can you draw and what recommendations could you provide based on this information?

In your analysis, and before providing your recommendations, please consider:

• group statistics
• the independent-samples t test
• homogeneity of variance
• probability that null hypothesis is correct
• t test limitations

Justify your recommendations based on your data analysis. Include specific reasons for each recommendation.

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