IHP 525 Milestone Four Template

DO NOT DELETE ANYTHING IN THIS TEMPLATE.

1)Student Name:

Put responses in the boxes below each question.

State the question you will pursue in the box below.

(This should be copied and pasted from the list of questions and should be the same question submitted in weeks 2, 3, and 5 unless you have changed your question.)

2)

Paste question: To what extent do the ages of MI patients vary by gender?

Provide ONE (and only ONE) graph that is useful in explaining your results.

You may copy and paste this from another program, take a screen shot, etc.

LABEL EVERYTHING!!! (If one of your variables is gender, specify somewhere on the graph whether you are noting male/female. Labelling only 0/1 is not adequate.)

*Remember that a histogram groups quantitative data while a bar graph groups categorical data, though the resulting graphs look similar.*

3)

Paste graph:

Explain why you chose this graph above any others to explain the situation.

4)

Explanation of graph:

What test/analysis technique did you perform?

(It is highly recommended that you choose ONLY ONE test or technique. Some examples include a one-sample t-test, a two-sample independent t-test, a paired t-test, linear regression, etc. Pick the one that is most relevant to your question of interest and data.)

5)

Name Statistical test or analysis technique:

There is a hypothesis test associated with your test/technique (even if you are not doing a t-test).

What is your null hypothesis?

(This should be specific to the test/technique you chose, and it should involve at least one parameter. For example, "H₀: gender does not influence length of stay for MI patients" is NOT specific to any statistical technique and should NOT be used here.)

6)

H₀:

What is your alternative hypothesis?

(This should be specific to the test/technique you chose, and it should involve at least one parameter.)

7)

H_a:

Provide all relevant calculations for your hypothesis test/ statistical technique.

Make sure your final answers are clear (bold, highlight, etc.).

8)

Calculations (by hand or a screenshot):

Pick ONE statistical calculation from above. List the name and value.

(T-tests, regression, Chi-square tests, etc., are all procedures, NOT calculations. However, you may list a calculation involved in one of the tests or statistical techniques. For example, mode = red.)

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List ONE value:

Explain what this one statistical calculation means for your analysis and the question of interest.

Do NOT merely discuss this calculation in general terms.

Be specific to this analysis.

10)

Explanation of ONE value:

Statistical Inferences: What is the practical conclusion of your statistical test?

(This should be the answer to your question of interest, and the reasoning for the conclusion should be clear.)

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Practical conclusion (including reasoning):

How did your technique/test help you answer your question of interest? In other words, why did you choose this test? This should include the basic purpose of the chosen test/technique. (This should be specific to the test/technique you chose.)

For example, the purpose of a one-sample t-test is to compare a population mean to a value.

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Purpose of test and how it helped answer question of interest:

Include any screenshots of your calculations that are appropriate. (optional)

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