Assignment:
Write a paper of 1,000 to 1,250 words regarding the statistical significance of outcomes as presented in Messina's, et al. article "The Relationship between Patient Satisfaction and Inpatient Admissions Across Teaching and Nonteaching Hospitals". Assess the appropriateness of the statistics used by referring to the chart presented below and the resource "Statistical Assessment". Discuss the value of statistical significance vs. pragmatic usefulness. Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines. An abstract is not required.
- What does the data set look like?
- What does the data set look like?
- Is the variance of one variable equal to or different from another variable
- What is the relationship between two variables?
- Is there a significant difference between the two groups? May be intrinsic or may be experimental
- Is there a significant difference between 2 or more groups?
- How much of the change in the dependent variable is predicted by the independent variable or variables?