"To what extent does gender influence the length of hospital stays for MI patients?"

Data Analysis

A. Graphs: In this section, you will use graphical displays to examine the data.

1. Create at least one graph that gives a sense of the potential relationship between the two variables that form your chosen health question. Include the graph and discuss why you selected it as opposed to others.

B. Conduct an appropriate statistical test to answer your health question.

C. Explain why this test is the best choice in this context.

D. Analysis of Biostatistics: Use this section to describe your findings from a statistical standpoint. Be sure to:

1. Present key biostatistics from the graph(s) and statistical test and explain what they mean. Be sure to include a spreadsheet showing your work or a copy of your StatCrunch output as an appendix.

2. What statistical inferences or conclusions can you draw based on the results of your statistical test, descriptive statistics and graph? Justify your response.