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FINDINGS
Overview
The purpose of this study was to see if the number of nurses employed could predict
patient satisfaction. The independent variable was the number of nurses employed. The
dependent variable was patient satisfaction as measured by the Patient Satisfaction Survey. A
bivariate regression was used to test the hypothesis. The Findings section includes the research
question, null hypothesis, data screening, descriptive statistics, assumption testing, and results.
Research Question
RQ: Is there a significant between the independent variable predictive relationship
(number of nurses employed) and the dependent variable (patient satisfaction) for a group of
similar hospitals?
Null Hypothesis
H0: There is no significant the independent variable (number of relationship between
nurses employed) and the dependent variable (patient satisfaction) for a group of similar
hospitals.
Data Screening
The researcher sorted the data and scanned for inconsistencies on each variable. No data
errors or inconsistencies were identified. A scatter plot was used to detect bivariate outliers
between the independent variable and the dependent variable. No outliers where bivariate
identified. See Figure 1 for the scatter plots.
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Figure 1
Simple Scatter Plot
Descriptive Statistics
Descriptive statistics were obtained on each of the variables. The sample consisted of 20
