Overview: Your task is to help the organization answer their
question by critically analyzing the data. You will run statistical tests,
interpret the results, and present the results and recommendations to
non-technical decision makers in the form of a statistical report. 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
tests you were going to complete to investigate your health question. In
Milestone Four, you will actually complete these calculations.
Specifically, you must address these critical elements:
A. Graphs:
In this section, you will use graphical displays to examine the data and
formulate an initial hypothesis. In particular, you should:
1. Create
key graphical displays that give a sense of potential relationships between
variables. Include the graphs and discuss why you selected these graphical
displays as opposed to others.
B. Conduct
appropriate hypothesis tests, simple regressions, and other tests to analyze
the data set.
C. Explain
why these tests are the best choice in this context and how they compare with
established best practices.
D. Analysis
of Biostatistics: Use this section to describe your findings from a statistical
standpoint. Be sure to:
1. Present
key biostatistics from the graphs, tests, and regressions performed, and
explain what they mean. Be sure to include a spreadsheet showing your work as
an appendix.
2. What
statistical inferences or conclusions can you draw based on the hypothesis
tests and simple regression analyses performed? Justify your response.
