Assignment task: Final Paper Introduction:
For the final paper, you will propose a research study related to health care. In each week of the course, you will craft components of a proposed study. This first assignment starts your project. It is recommended you review Week 6 - Final Paper instructions for more information.
Assignment Introduction:
In research, it is almost impossible to study the whole population. Instead, researchers get a sample of the population to make inferences about the variables in the study. For this assignment, you will prepare an in-service education presentation to new research coordinators for a healthcare organization based on types of sampling.
For this assignment, you will create a PowerPoint presentation with speaker notes.
In your presentation:
1. Describe the sampling approach, the intent of the sampling approach, the procedure for selection of participants, and the potential biases for each type of sampling listed below:
? Simple random sampling
? Systematic sampling
? Stratified sampling
? Cluster sampling
? Convenience sampling
? Snowball sampling
2. Compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of at least two sampling techniques.
3. Examine three data analysis tools from the following list:
? ANOVA Single Factor
? ANOVA Two Factor with Replication
? ANOVA Two Factor without Replication
? Correlation
? Covariance
? Descriptive Statistics
? Exponential Smoothing
? F-Test Two-Sample for Variances
? Histogram
? Rank and Percentile
? Regression
? t-Test Paired Two Sample Means
? Z-Test, Two Sample for Means
4. Describe a healthcare example of the type of study used for each tool you selected.
The PowerPoint slides should include key concepts, and the details should be listed in the speaker notes.