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Directions: Below is an SPSS-generated chi-square test to determine if the frequency of deficiencies of variables F332 (medication errors), F333 (significant medication errors) and F334 (influenza/pneumococcal shots) are statistically significantly different between for-profit and non-profit nursing homes. Provide an APA-style results/interpretation/limitations paragraph below.

SPSS Output Data: Chi-Square Test / Crosstabs

Medication errors > 5% * for profit=1, nonprofit and GV=0

Symmetric Measures

Value

Approximate Significance

Nominal by Nominal

Phi

.047

.350

Cramer's V

.047

.350

Contingency Coefficient

.047

.350

N of Valid Cases

400

Significant medication errors * for profit=1, nonprofit and GV=0

Crosstab

for profit=1, nonprofit and GV=0

Total

.00

1.00

Significant medication errors

0

Count

115a

263b

378

Expected Count

110.6

267.4

378.0

row % of Significant medication errors

30.4%

69.6%

100.0%

col % of for profit=1, nonprofit and GV=0

98.3%

92.9%

94.5%

% of Total

28.7%

65.8%

94.5%

Standardized Residual

.4

-.3

1

Count

2a

20b

22

Expected Count

6.4

15.6

22.0

row % of Significant medication errors

9.1%

90.9%

100.0%

col % of for profit=1, nonprofit and GV=0

1.7%

7.1%

5.5%

% of Total

0.5%

5.0%

5.5%

Standardized Residual

-1.7

1.1

Total

Count

117

283

400

Expected Count

117.0

283.0

400.0

row % of Significant medication errors

29.3%

70.8%

100.0%

col % of for profit=1, nonprofit and GV=0

100.0%

100.0%

100.0%

% of Total

29.3%

70.8%

100.0%

col prop test on for profit=1, nonprofit and GV=0 at .05...

Influenza/pneumococcal shots * for profit=1, nonprofit and GV=0

Results and Interpretation:

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