creating and interpreting a demographic table
By successfully completing this assessment you will address the following scoring guide criteria, which align to the indicated course competencies.
Competency 1: Describe underlying concepts and reasoning related to the collection and evaluation of quantitative data in health care research.
Write a summary narrative about statistical results.
Competency 2:Apply appropriate statistical methods using common software tools in the collection and evaluation of health care data.
Perform descriptive statistics for selected variables in a data set.
Create a demographic table populated with descriptive data for specific treatment groups.
Use appropriate statistics for a given data measurement level.
Competency 3:Interpret the results and practical significance of statistical health care data analyses.
Explain the clinical significance of a demographic table.
Competency 5: Address assignment purpose in a well-organized text, incorporating appropriate evidence and tone in grammatically sound sentences.
Articulate meaning relevant to the main topic, scope, and purpose of the prompt.
Apply APA formatting to in-text citations and references.
Part 1: Baseline Demographic Table
Use the Yoga Stress (PSS) Study Data Set [XLSX] for this assessment.
Follow the steps described in this assessment to use SPSS for performing a descriptive statistical analysis for the following selected variables from the Yoga and Stress Study data set: Age, Gender, Race, Military Status, Pre-intervention Psychological Stress Score.
Using How to Create a Demographic Table [PPTX], create a demographic table and populate the table with the results of descriptive analysis.
Use the type of descriptive statistics most appropriate for the particular kind of data measurement level of each variable being reported.
Include appropriate univariate statistics for the variables for each treatment group: Age, Gender, Ethnicity, Education, and current Military Status.
Use appropriate statistics for a given data measurement level.
Part 2: Interpretive Summary
Write a summary narrative about statistical results.
Prepare a properly formatted demographic table that includes appropriate univariate statistics for the variables for each treatment group.
Explain the practical significance of a demographic table.
Use the unit readings, media resources, and collaborative insights from the discussions for general guidance in reporting a demographic table.
Additional Requirements
Length:23 typed, double-spaced pages of content plustitle and reference pages.
Font:Times New Roman, 12 points.
APA Format:Your title and reference pages must conform to APA format and style guidelines. See the APA Modulefor more information. The body of your paper does not need to conform to APA guidelines.Do make sure that it is clear, persuasive, organized, and well written, without grammatical, punctuation, or spelling errors. You also must cite your sources according to APA guidelines.
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Creating and Interpreting a Demographic Table Scoring Guide
CRITERIA NON-PERFORMANCE BASIC PROFICIENT DISTINGUISHED
Perform descriptive
statistics for
selected variables in
a data set.
Does not perform
descriptive
statistics for
selected variables
in a data set.
Performs descriptive
statistics for selected
variables in a data set, but
with some errors or
omissions.
Performs
descriptive
statistics for
selected
variables in a
data set.
Performs descriptive
statistics for selected
variables in a data set and
outlines the steps that were
completed to do so.
Create a
demographic table
populated with
descriptive data for
specific treatment
groups.
Does not create a
demographic table
populated with
descriptive data for
specific treatment
groups.
Creates a demographic
table populated with
descriptive data for
specific treatment groups,
but the table is incomplete
or contains errors.
Creates a
demographic
table populated
with descriptive
data for specific
treatment
groups.
Creates a demographic
table populated with
descriptive data for specific
treatment groups. The
format of the table follows
the guidance provided.
Use appropriate
statistics for a given
data measurement
level.
Does not use
appropriate
statistics for a
given data
measurement
level.
Uses statistics for a given
data measurement level,
but the incorrect
measurement level was
chosen or there are other
errors.
Uses appropriate
statistics for a
given data
measurement
level.
Uses appropriate statistics
for a given data
measurement level and
explains how the
measurement level was
determined.
Write a summary
narrative about
statistical results.
Does not write a
summary narrative
about statistical
results.
Writes a summary
narrative about statistical
results, but the summary
is incomplete, inaccurate,
or otherwise flawed.
Writes a
summary
narrative about
statistical results.
Writes a summary narrative
about statistical results,
citing at least one scholarly
source to support the
summary.
Explain the clinical
significance of a
demographic table.
Does not explain
the clinical
significance of a
demographic
table.
Explains the clinical
significance of a
demographic table, but the
explanation is incomplete,
inaccurate, or otherwise
flawed.
Explains the
clinical
significance of a
demographic
table.
Explains the clinical
significance of a
demographic table.
Describes how that
significance might affect
future actions going forward.
Articulate meaning
relevant to the main
topic, scope, and
purpose of the
prompt.
Writing is
unrelated to the
assignment
prompt.
Addresses a specific topic
with unclear intent or
insufficient depth.
Articulates
meaning relevant
to the main topic,
scope, and
purpose of the
prompt.
Articulates a focused
response to the assignment
prompt and demonstrates a
thorough understanding of
the main topic, scope, and
purpose.
Apply APA
formatting to in-text
citations and
references.
Does not apply
APA formatting to
in-text citations
and references.
Applies APA formatting to
in-text citations and
references incorrectly
and/or inconsistently,
detracting noticeably from
good scholarship.
Applies APA
formatting to in-
text citations and
references.
Exhibits strict and nearly
flawless adherence to APA
formatting of in-text citations
and references.
