milestone 4

IHP 525 Milestone Four Guidelines and Rubric

Overview

Your task is to help the organization answer their question by critically analyzing the data. You will run descriptive statistics and a statistical test, create a graph, interpret the results, and

present the results and recommendations to non-technical decision makers in the form of a data analysis. Keep in mind that it is your job to do this from a statistical standpoint. Be sure to

justify your conclusions and recommendations with appropriate statistical support.

Prompt

In Milestone Three, you created a table listing the statistics you were going to complete to investigate your health question. In Milestone Four, you will actually complete these calculations.

Speci�cally, you must address these critical elements:

I. 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 �ndings 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.

What to Submit

You will submit screenshots of the graphs, the completed table from Milestone Three, and 2–4 paragraphs explaining and interpreting these items in a single Microsoft Word document with

double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and using APA format for any citations.

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Milestone Four Rubric

Criteria Pro�cient (100%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Data Analysis: Graphs: Graph Creates a graph that gives a sense of the

potential relationship between two

variables that form the chosen health

question and discusses why this graph was

selected over others

Creates a graph that gives a sense of the

potential relationship between two

variables that form the health question and

discusses why this graph was selected over

others, but graph is inappropriate, reasons

are illogical, or response contains

inaccuracies

Does not create a graph that gives a sense

of the potential relationship between two

variables

20

Data Analysis: Test Conducts appropriate statistical test

accurately to answer chosen health

question

Conducts statistical test to answer chosen

health question, but response contains

inaccuracies or test is not conducted

appropriately

Does not conduct appropriate statistical

test to answer chosen health question

20

Data Analysis: Best Choice Explains why test is the best choice in this

context

Explains why test is the best choice in this

context, but explanation is cursory or

contains inaccuracies

Does not explain why test is the best choice

in this context

15

Data Analysis: Analysis:

Biostatistics

Presents graph and statistical test results,

including spreadsheet showing work or

computer output, and accurately explains

what chosen calculations mean

Presents graph and statistical test results,

including spreadsheet showing work or

computer output, and explains what they

mean, but response contains inaccuracies

or omits key details

Does not present graph and statistical test

results, including spreadsheet showing

work or computer output and does not

explain what these calculations mean

20

Data Analysis: Analysis:

Statistical Inferences

Draws appropriate statistical inferences

based on statistical hypothesis test results

and graph and justi�es response

Draws appropriate statistical inferences

based on test results and graph, but does

not justify response, justi�cation is illogical,

or response contains inaccuracies

Does not draw appropriate statistical

inferences or conclusions based on test

results and graph

20

Articulation of Response Submission has no major errors related to

citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or

organization

Submission has major errors related to

citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or

organization that negatively impact

readability and articulation of main ideas

Submission has critical errors related to

citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or

organization that prevent understanding of

ideas

5

Total: 100%