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Week 1 Discussion HMGT 400

· Specific Rules for Discussions

1.Each post must be at least 130 words long or it receives no credit. Only the first initial postings    and the first response postings meeting the 130-word requirement will be graded.

2.The initial posting must be submitted by Thursday night at 11:59 pm EST. The response’s     postings are due Sunday night at 11:59 pm.

3. First Initial & response’s postings must include at least two references – one internal (course readings, course modules, primers,     webliography, etc.) and one external (other authoritative sources beyond our course material)

Note: No wiki or blog references

Topic:Bottom of Form There are four themes in health science learning and teaching which all become more prominent in recent years, for this discussion pick up one of them and discuss: - Evidence-based practice - Research-based learning - Learning research methods - linking staff research activity and teaching Background: Evidence-based practice http://www.midwiferycollege.org/AcademicProgram/Downloads/BSM/BSMSyllabi/BSM-MW460Resource-04-Cluett_Principles&PracticeOfResearchInMidwifery.pdf Evidence-based practice step by step: Critical appraisal of the evidence: part I http://journals.lww.com/ajnonline/Fulltext/2010/07000/Evidence_Based_Practice_Step_by_Step__Critical.26.aspx

Evidence-Based Practice: Step by Step: Igniting a Spirit of Inquiry http://journals.lww.com/ajnonline/Abstract/2009/11000/Evidence_Based_Practice__Step_by_Step__Igniting_a.28.aspx

The following link is useful book for most of the class discussion, please remember to review class material as well.

Field Trials of Health Interventions: A Toolbox http://ieaweb.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Field-trials-of-health-interventions-a-toolbox-with-full-hyperlinks-July-15.pdf

· Basic requirements: 1.  Each post must be at least 130 words long or it receives no credit. Only the first initial postings      and the first response postings meeting the 130-word requirement will be graded. 2.  The initial posting must be submitted by Thursday night at 11:59 pm EST. The response’s      postings are due Sunday night at 11:59 pm. 3.  First Initial & response’s postings must include at least two references – one internal (course readings, course modules, primers, webliography, etc.) and one external (other authoritative sources beyond our    course material). Note: No wiki or blog references.

Exercise 1: Using data provided in table 1 (download attached file  w1-exercise) and calculate the mean, median, and mode of the LOS of patients seen by each physician (round to one decimal point). Calculate the variance and standard deviation of LOS by each physician (round to two decimal points). (Please post the solution using the discussion forum or attach your Excel or Word file with Exercise solution with your post).

Length of stay descriptive statistics by physician, 2009.
	Discharge Days (LOS)
Patient	Physician A	Physician B	Physician C	Physician D	Physician E
1	5	6	7	3	4
2	7	9	6	2	6
3	4	8	8	5	3
4	4	4	5	7	7
5	5	7	4	3	3
6	4	12	8	4	5
7	2	10	3	2	6
8	6	5	7	5	3
9	3	6	6	3	8
10	5	8	4	4	5
11	3	9	8	2	9
12	4	6	12	7	4
13	7	13	5	4	3
14	9	5	4	3	6
15	3	7	8	6	4
16	4	7	5	3	7
Mean
Median
Mode
Variance
Standard Deviation
Exercise#1
Calculate the mean, median, and mode of the LOS of patients seen by each physician (round to one decimal point).
Calculate the variance and standard deviation of LOS by each physician (round to two decimal points).