DISC AND TEMPLATE

AssessmentDescription

Review the terms Stratified Sampling, Cluster Sampling, Random Sampling, and Systematic Sampling from “The Visual Learner: Statistics,” located in the Topic 2 Resources.

Forthis question you are divided into groups based on your last name.Identify your given sampling method using the first letter of your lastname.

• A-F – Stratified Sampling
• G-L – Cluster Sampling
• M-R – Random Sampling
• S-Z – Systematic Sampling

Use the assigned sampling method to answer the following question:

Imaginethat you are conducting a patient satisfaction survey at your healthcare facility. How would the assigned sampling method be applied in thiscase? What are the strengths and weakness of the assigned samplingmethod in this scenario?Initial discussion question posts should be a minimum of 200 words and include at least two references cited using APA format. DISC 2Watch three videos (“Measure of Center ‘Mean,'” “Measure of Center’Median,'” and “Measure of Center ‘Mode'”) in the Calculations sectionof “The Visual Learner: Statistics,” located in the Topic 2 Resources. Goto the Random.org website, provided in the Topic 2 Resources, togenerate a set of random numbers. Click on the “Get Sets’ link at thebottom left of the page to generate some data. (Note: If you are notable to access the link, you can randomly generate 10 numbers yourselffor this calculation.)Imagine these numbers are the caresatisfaction scores from a recent sample of discharged patients.Randomly select one row of numbers to use for the followingcalculations:

Giventhat the range of data was between 1 and 20, what do these numbers tellyou about the overall satisfaction of the patients?

Initial discussion question posts should be a minimum of 200 words and include at least two references cited using APA formatDesignan experiment with one independent variable (with at least two levels)and one dependent variable. Additionally, what levels of measurementwould you use when collecting your data?Example:XYZ hospital wanted to increase compliance of staff using handsanitizer after every interaction with a patient. In order to gaincompliance, they set up a buzzer when staff exited the patient’s room.For the treatment group, a buzzer would ring for 1 second after exitingthe room unless staff had pressed the hand sanitizer lever. The controlgroup did not have the buzzer activated, so no sound would emit whenexiting the patient’s room.

Independent Variable: Presence of a buzzer sound or not.

Dependent Variable: Number of times the hand sanitizer lever was pressed.

Level of Measurement: Ratio

In your responses to other students, identify a strength or weakness of another student’s example design.

Initial discussion question posts should be a minimum of 200 words and include at least two references cited using APA format dIsc 2, Article Analysis: Example 1
Article Citation
and Permalink
(APA format)
Kılıç, Z., Karadağ, S., & Tutar, N. (2023). The effect of progressive
relaxation exercises on dyspnea and anxiety levels in individuals with
COPD: A randomized controlled trial. Holistic Nursing
Practice, 37(1), E14–E23.
https://doi.org/10.1097/HNP.0000000000000563
Link: https://oce-ovid-com.lopes.idm.oclc.org/article/00004650-20230100000010/HTML
(Include permalink for articles from GCU Library.)
Criteria
Description
Broad Topic
Area/Title
Determine the effect of PREs (Progressive Relaxation Exercises) on dyspnea
and anxiety in patients with COPD.
Variables and
Type of Data
for Each
Variable
PRE intervention categorical treatment versus control groups
MBS (Modified Borg Scale) – Ordinal
MRC Dyspnea (Medical Research Council) – Ordinal
BAI (Beck Anxiety Inventory) – Ordinal
Population of
Interest for the
Study
Patients with COPD and anxiety.
Sample
44 patients
22 in either the treatment group or the control group
Sampling
Method
A randomized sampling method was used to choose patients that met the
criteria of the study.
Descriptive
Statistics
(Mean, Median,
Mode;
Standard
Deviation)
Pretest mean MBS of patients in the intervention group 3.91 ± 1.51
Posttest mean MBS of patients in the intervention group 3.50 ±1.63
Pretest mean MBS of patients in the control group 2.36 ±0.49
Posttest mean MBS of patients in the control group 2.23 ±0.69
Pretest mean BAI score of patients in the intervention group 23.81 ± 5.70
Posttest mean BAI score of patients in the intervention group 13.55 ± 5.62
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Identify
examples of
descriptive
statistics in the
article.
(Table 3)
2
Article Analysis 1
Article Citation and
Permalink
(APA format)
Article 1
Article 2
Criteria
Description
Description
Broad Topic
Area/Title
Identify Independent
and Dependent
Variables and Type of
Data for the Variables
Population of Interest
for the Study
Sample
Sampling Method
Descriptive Statistics
(Mean, Median,
Mode; Standard
Deviation)
Identify examples of
descriptive statistics in
the article.
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