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Course MaterialsRequired Text or E-Book: Gravetter, F.J., Wallnau, L.B (2017). Essentials of Statisticsfor Behavioral Sciences, (10th edition). Custom for Monroe College. Boston, MA:Cengage Learning
I understand life in prison can be hard for people but what is in store for when they get out?
I chose partnership after prison. I have been working in a state prison for the past 9 years and I see what it is like for people in prison but very seldom do I even think about what it is like after they got out. This is going to be interesting for me on many levels.
I understand life in prison can be hard for people but what is in store for when they get out? I has to put a strain on personal life and a persons relationships especially if the sentence is a pretty good length of time.
In your responses to your peers, provide feedback that can help them complete Milestone One for their assignment submission.
I plan on focusing on whether there is a side effect from treatments that plays a role in infecting others with hiv or if it is even helping to cure them from this condition.
The research study I have chosen is African American Older Adults Living with HIV: Exploring Stress, Stigma, and Engagement in HIV Care. The focus of this research study is to show how this condition has affected the African American population. It focuses on the stigmas that they have to go through living with this condition. The purpose of this study was to investigate and see why this condition is affecting the elders and most importantly African Ameircans. The group that participated in the study had 35 participants and they were all 50 to 69 years old. I plan to address the treatments that they all receive and if it’s the same treatment that the younger generations are receiving. I plan to also address if your gender also has to do with if you have a higher risk of getting HIV or not. I plan on focusing on whether there is a side effect from treatments that plays a role in infecting others with HIV or if it is even helping to cure them from this condition.
Why?
Initial Post Instructions
Suppose that you have two sets of data to work with. The first set is a list of all the injuries that were seen in a clinic in a month’s time. The second set contains data on the number of minutes that each patient spent in the waiting room of a doctor’s office. You can make assumptions about other information or variables that are included in each data set.
For each data set, propose your idea of how best to represent the key information. To organize your data would you choose to use a frequency table, a cumulative frequency table, or a relative frequency table? Why?
What type of graph would you use to display the organized data from each frequency distribution? What would be shown on each of the axes for each graph?
Follow-Up Post Instructions
Respond to at least one peer. Further the dialogue by providing more information and clarification.
Consider how different distributions might affect the different graphs. How might other variables affect the graphs? How could graphs be made to be biased? If a graph were biased, how might you change it to guard against that bias?
Writing Requirements
Minimum of 2 posts (1 initial & 1 follow-up)
APA format for in-text citations and list of references
Response to Cindy
Hello Class,
The graph that i feel would work best in collecting the list of all injuries that were seen in a month’s time would be the relative frequency table. it would be the best table to show the most common and seen injuries for the month.
“A frequency (distribution) table shows the different measurement categories and the number of observations in each category. Before constructing a frequency table, one should have an idea about the range (minimum and maximum values). The range is divided into arbitrary intervals called “class interval.” If the class intervals are too many, then there will be no reduction in the bulkiness of data and minor deviations also become noticeable. On the other hand, if they are very few, then the shape of the distribution itself cannot be determined. Generally, 6–14 intervals are adequate.” (Dawson & Trapp, 2004)
the graph i would choose is a bar graph because it suits this type of data well, the number of injuries would start at 0 and continue with increments of 5 on the y-axis. the X-axis would be the types of injuries that were seen in the doctor’s office (e.g sprains, fractures ,concussions, etc.)
A line graph and a frequency table would be the best choice in displaying the the number of minutes that each patient spent in the waiting room at the doctors office. the reason for choosing a line graph is because line graphs accurately show changes over a short or long period of time.
The Y-axis would be the waiting time in minutes starting from 0 and increments of 5. the X-axis can be 7 sections with each section presenting one particular day of the week. (Monday-Friday) this will give the average waiting time per day.
References:
Dawson B, Trapp RG. 4th ed. New York: McGraw Hill; 2004. Basic and clinical biostatistics
Discussion questions are designed to help you make meaningful connections between the course content and the larger concepts and goals of the course.
In your initial post, share your concept and ideas for the “Introduction” section of the final project. My research study from the provided list for my final project is about Partnership After Prison: Couple Relationships During Reentry by Megan Comfort, et al. in Journal of Offender Rehabilitation
This can be an outline, bullets, or similar form that shows your plan to address all components of the Milestone One Guidelines and Rubric.
In your responses to your peers, provide feedback that can help them complete Milestone One for their assignment submission.
To complete this assignment, review the Discussion Rubric document.
Your active participation in the discussion forums is essential to your overall success this term. Discussion questions are designed to help you make meaningful connections between the course content and the larger concepts and goals of the course. These discussions offer you the opportunity to express your own thoughts, ask questions for clarification, and gain insight from your classmates’ responses and instructor’s guidance.
Requirements for Discussion Board Assignments
Students are required to post one initial post and to follow up with at least two response posts for each discussion board assignment.
For your initial post (1), you must do the following:
Compose a post of one to two paragraphs.
Take into consideration material such as course content and other
discussion boards from the current module and previous modules, when appropriate (make sure you are using proper citation methods for your discipline when referencing scholarly or popular resources).
2, april 1985, p. 189.
This is the information for the term project in this course. This assignment will be due at the end of Module 7.
For your Final Paper, you will have the opportunity to apply your knowledge for a real data set in order to understand the applicability of all the Statistical tools learned in this course.
Attached is a dataset that lists estimates of the percentage of body fat determined by underwater weighing and various body circumference measurements for 252 men from K.W. Penrose, A.G. Nelson, A.G. Fisher, FACSM, Human Performance Research Center, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602 as listed in Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, vol. 17, no. 2, April 1985, p. 189.
Some experts claim BMI (Body Mass Index) as the most accurate and simple way to determine the effect of weight on your health. Meanwhile, in September 2000, the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition published a study showing that body-fat percentage may be a better measure of your risk of weight-related diseases than BMI.
An important question that arises is whether there is a relationship between ‘Body Fat Percentage’ and ‘Body Mass Index’ as a predictor.
Body Mass Index is defined as
With the use of the statistical techniques used in this programme (especially simple linear regression), explain whether BMI can be used to explain the Body Fat percentage for an individual based on the dataset provided. Clearly explain and interpret your results.
• Use introduction, body paragraph, and conclusion headings• Your paper should have 1,500 words maximum• At least 5 references of an academic or scholarly source are required for this paper. You are expected to use academic sources in peer-reviewed databases or Internet sources, such as: “.org”, “.edu”, “.mil”, “.gov”, “.zm” Sources not allowed are Dictionaries, wikis, or blogs.• Use APA, writing style for in-text citations, and each reference source that you use. Remember, all wording that is not your own must be cited.• Limit the use of direct quotes. Direct quotes should not exceed 1/4 page in total. Deductions will result if this rule is violated.• The cover sheet should include name and course information• Include a reference page in APA style
