Due: Day 7
Value: 10 points
Statistics can be viewed as a language used to answer
clinical questions. This assignment aims to reinforce this connection by having
you work through a hypothetical research plan.
Begin thinking about the practical applications of
statistics in health care. Some of you will participate in a research project
later in the program. Hopefully, this will help you to begin thinking formally
about a potential topic.
Instructions
This assignment will be graded using the 10-Step Study Plan
Grading Rubric in your syllabus.
Complete exercise #3 from the Critical Thinking Concept
Review at the end of Chapter 1 of your Munro text:
“Choose a topic in which you are interested and find
(or conceptualize) a dataset related to that topic. State a research problem
that can be answered by that dataset and write a 10-step study plan that will
allow you to analyze your data.”
For the purposes of this assignment, think of your 10-step
study plan plan as an overview. Aim to complete the treatment of each step in
three sentences/questions or less, and try to limit your assignment to three
double-spaced pages in length. (Keep in mind that this is a hypothetical study
plan. A plan for research that you actually intend to conduct will be much
longer and more detailed.) Please also adhere to the following
additionalguidelines for the steps indicated:
Step 2 (Theoretical Framework): Select a theory—or
combination of theories—other than the two used as examples in the text
(Andersen’s Model of Health Care Use and Theory of Planned Behavior). Be sure
to describe your theoretical framework briefly, connect it to your research
question, and indicate how you expect it to shape the results of your study.
Students have found the following YouTube video, How to
Choose a Theoretical Framework for my Dissertation, helpful in furthering their
understanding of this step. (Note that the steps in the video are distinct from
the steps in the 10-step study plan.)
Transcript of “How to Choose a Theoretical Framework
for My Dissertation” (PDF)
Step 3 (Research Questions): Include at least one
descriptive and one inferential question.
Step 4 (Hypotheses): Indicate whether your hypotheses to be
tested are directional or nondirectional.
Step 7 (Description of Sample): Identify the type of
sampling that will be used to obtain the sample for your study.
Step 8 (Description of the Statistical Analysis): Note that
you do not have to indicate which inferential test statistic you will use to
test each hypothesis. This is a difficult task but one that will be much easier
once you complete this course!
Submit your study plan as an MS Word document (or
equivalent) to complete the assignment.
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