Jan 24, 2024 NURS 8201: Discussion: Statistical Analysis in Nursing
NURS 8201 Week 8 Discussion: Statistical Analysis in Nursing
To Prepare:
Review the articles presented in this week’s Learning Resources and analyze each study’s use of statistical and nonparametric tests.
Select an article to focus on for this Discussion.
Ask yourself: Which method is most commonly used in research studies that pertain to my area of nursing practice, and why this might be so?
By Day 3 of Week 8
Post a critical analysis of the article that you selected by addressing the following:
What are the goals and purpose of the research study described by the article you selected?
How are nonparametric tests used in the research study? What are the results of their use? Be specific.
Why are parametric methods (t tests and ANOVA) inappropriate for the statistical analysis of the research study’s data? Be specific and provide examples.
What are the strengths and weaknesses of the research study (e.g., study design, sampling, and measurement)?
How could the findings and recommendations of the research study contribute to evidence-based practice for nursing?
By Day 6 of Week 8
Read a selection of your colleagues’ responses and respond to at least two of your colleagues on two different days in one or more of the following ways:
Ask a probing question, substantiated with additional background information, evidence, or research.
Share an insight from having read your colleagues’ postings, synthesizing the information to provide new perspectives.
Offer and support an alternative perspective using readings from the classroom or from your own research in the Walden Library.
Validate an idea with your own experience and additional research.
Suggest an alternative perspective based on additional evidence drawn from readings or after synthesizing multiple postings.
Expand on your colleagues’ postings by providing additional insights or contrasting perspectives based on readings and evidence.
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