HLT 362V All Discussion Questions 1 - 5 (Bundle)

Discuss why it is important for a person working in health care to understand statistical concepts. Provide an example ofhow statistical data is used in your organization or specialty area today and what you are expected to do with thisinformation as a practitioner.

Select a research article, other than the articles from your assignments, from the GCU library. Provide an overview of the study and describe the strategy that was used to select the sample from the population. Evaluate the effectiveness of the sampling method selected. Provide support for your answ...

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.

Provide two different examples of how research uses hypothesis testing, and describe the criteria for rejecting the nullhypothesis. Discuss why this is important in your practice and with patient interactions.

Evaluate and provide examples of how hypothesis testing and confidence intervals are used together in health care research. Provide a workplace example that illustrates your ideas.

Provide an example of experimental, quasi-experimental, and nonexperimental research from the GCU Library andexplain how each research type differs from the others. When replying to peers, evaluate the effectiveness of the researchdesign of the study for two of the examples provided.

Describe the difference between research and quality improvement. Provide a workplace example where qualitative andquantitative research is applied and how it was used within your organization. When replying to peers, discuss how theseresearch findings might be incorporated into another health care ...

Describe how epidemiological data influences changes in health practices. Provide an example andexplain what datawould be necessary to make a change in practice.

Discuss ways your organization uses technology to gather patient and health care information, and howthis informationand data are used to direct patient care and outcomes.