Reference no: EM131450538

Conduct a Statistical analysis on one of the data sets provided or use your own data set. The sample data sets are for the following areas:

Hospital Length of Stay (LOS):

A hospital administrator is attempting reduce the length of stay in the inpatient setting at four of the systems hospitals. Each hospital leadership team has attempted to implement strategies to decrease the length of stay over the past year.

Conduct an analysis on the data provided to identify the hospital closest to achieving the lowest LOS. What are your results of your descriptive statistical analysis? What other data elements would be helpful for a researcher to collect?

Clinic Setting Interpreter for Specific Language Utilization:

A clinic administrator is attempting determine what are her needs in hiring more interpreters for her clinic setting? She currently has only one interpreter? Conduct an analysis on the data provided to identify the clinics language needs? Are there any trends of increasing languages spoken over the past year in the clinic? What are your results of your descriptive statistical analysis? What other data elements would be helpful for a researcher to collect?

Cost per Admission to Hospital:

A hospital administrator is attempting reduce the cost per admission to the hospital for 4 of the systems hospitals. Each hospital leadership team has attempted to implement strategies to decrease the cost per admission over the past year.

Conduct an analysis on the data provided to identify the hospital closest to achieving the lowest cost per admission. What are your results of your descriptive statistical analysis? What other data elements would be helpful for a researcher to collect?

Chaplain Visits in the Community Parishes:

Community parish leaders are attempting to evaluate the spiritual needs of the community and if they are reaching enough of their parishioners?

Each parish leadership team has attempted to implement strategies to increase their reach out interventions over the past year. Conduct an analysis on the data provided to identify the parish closest to achieving the highest interventional contacts.

What are your results of your descriptive statistical analysis? What other data elements would be helpful for a researcher to collect?

Perform some descriptive statistical analysis on the data you selected. Include the following standard tests:

Mean

Median

Mode

Percentages

Trends in data over time

Provide a 350- to 700-word summary of your results, including graphical representations of your findings. Plot the information on your graph. Interpret your findings.