Respond to one of the following questions in your initial post: Should you use the median or mean to describe a data set if the data are not skewed? Are the  standard deviation or the interquartile range factors? You may read in the newspaper that a study of a new drug for cancer “increased survival by an average of eight weeks.” It turns out […]

  Professional Context As a Master’s level health care practitioner you are expected to  consider a number of factors when analyzing the feasibility of a new  initiative. For example, you need to keep in mind the various types of  risk (such as patient safety, physical plant, financial, or reputation),  as well as the present and future value of the service line or economic  opportunity into […]

By the due date assigned you will write 3 reports and use them as your script for your Week 2 Oral Report. Your writing section for this assignment will include 2 paragraphs for each of these: The Department of Orthopedics (Musculoskeletal System) The Department of Pulmonology (Respiratory System) The Department of Gastroenterology (Digestive System) In order to earn the maximum credit for the written report you […]

Data Analysis -Decision Making for Managers    1. Suppose that a recent article stated that the mean time spent in jail by a first–time convicted burglar is 2.5 years. A study was then done to see if the mean time has increased in the new century. A random sample of 26 first-time convicted burglars in a recent year was picked. The mean length of time […]

  Survey Project Part   1 Create   Survey Create a survey or questionnaire   that could be used and collect data for a purpose or project of your choice.   The idea is to think through the process and identify questions that would   assist you in understanding how data is collected to make meaningful data   visualizations. Your survey should consist of at […]

  Response Case Study Paper #1: Examine a Critical Incident Response Issue in the Context of a Historical Event or Events (20%) The student will prepare a five to seven (5-7) page analyses of a critical incident response issue(s) in the context of historical event or events. The paper will be prepared in accordance with APA (6th) format. The paper must reference a minimum of three scholarly […]

   Name _________________________________________  Score________  Instructions: Please write double-spaced summary/comments (three paragraphs typed) on each case study. Each paragraph must contain three sentences and is worth 2 or 3 points. Please use Times New Roman, one inch margins, and 12 point font.  A.  Case Study # 1 (9 points) Please go to http://www.afdb.org/fileadmin/uploads/afdb/Documents/Publications/Gender%20Poverty%20and%20Environmental%20Indicators%20on%20African%20Countries%202009.pdf , and read/summarize “Assessing Progress towards the attainment of The Millennium Development Goals […]

  For your written assignment, find three advertisements. These can be  videos, radio ads, print ads, interactive media, or any other sort of  media used for advertising purposes. For each advertisement, provide a ½ page analysis that answers the following questions: Summarize the advertisement, the apparent demographic it is aimed at, and the product it is pitching. What are the arguments being made? Are they […]

Reflect on the assigned readings for Week 3 and then type a 600 word paper regarding what you thought was the most important concept(s), method(s), term(s), and/or any other thing that you felt was worthy of your understanding.  Define and describe what you thought was worthy of your understanding in half a page, and then explain why you felt it was important, how you will use it, and/or how important it is […]

 For this assignment, collect data exhibiting a relatively linear trend, find the line of best fit, plot the data and the line, interpret the slope, and use the linear equation to make a prediction. Also, find r2 (coefficient of determination) and r (correlation coefficient). Discuss your findings.  examples and instructions will be included http://m.startribune.com/from-12-to-2-500-how-super-bowl-tickets-became-so-expensive/458070763/