MPH516 Epidemiology and Biostatistics for Public Health Application 2
Module 1 Discussion
Measures of Effect
Purpose
Discussions are designed to promote dialogue between faculty and students, and students and their peers. In the discussions, students should
demonstrate an understanding of the concepts for the module;
integrate professional resources;
engage in meaningful and respectful dialogue with classmates; and
express thoughts clearly and logically.
Course Outcomes
This discussion provides documentation of student ability to meet the following course outcomes:
CO1: Develop correct use of advanced biostatistical methods and discipline specific epidemiological terminology as related to public health programs.
CO3: Explain the impact of proposed, ongoing and/or completed epidemiological studies on current public health programs and initiatives.
CO6: Evaluate how ethics, economics, and science impact epidemiology’s role in public health policy development.
CO7: Assess factors associated with environmental, biological, social, and behavioral aspects of infectious and chronic diseases in relation to health outcomes.
Effect measures are used in epidemiological studies to assess the strength of an association between a risk factor or exposure and a disease outcome. It requires the incidence of disease in a community and the amount of exposure. This relationship may be described as association or causality. There are several different ways to express measures of effect and one thing to consider is that exposures do not always carry the same risk to the individual and the community.
For the discussion this week, pick a topic of interest containing an exposure or risk factor and a disease outcome. Find reports of the measures of effect associated with it both for the community and the individual, explaining any differences. Also, tell if the relationship is an association or causal, providing information about any model of causality that you might find in your research.
MPH516 Epidemiology and Biostatistics for Public Health Application 2
Module 2 Discussion
Impacts of Data Interpretation Issues
Purpose
Discussions are designed to promote dialogue between faculty and students, and students and their peers. In the discussions, students should
demonstrate an understanding of the concepts for the module;
integrate professional resources;
engage in meaningful and respectful dialogue with classmates; and
express thoughts clearly and logically.
Course Outcomes
This discussion provides documentation of student ability to meet the following course outcomes:
CO1: Develop correct use of advanced biostatistical methods and discipline specific epidemiological terminology as related to public health programs.
CO3: Explain the impact of proposed, ongoing and/or completed epidemiological studies on current public health programs and initiatives.
CO6: Evaluate how ethics, economics, and science impact epidemiology’s role in public health policy development.
CO7: Assess factors associated with environmental, biological, social, and behavioral aspects of infectious and chronic diseases in relation to health outcomes.
Data interpretation and results are vital to progress in public health and epidemiology. Poor interpretation or inaccurate reporting can cause drastic problems for public health and impact millions. One of the best examples of this are the studies of the MMR vaccine being associated with increased risk of Autism. Review the following resources and discuss the concerns about
data interpretation
reporting of results
validity and reliability
bias and confounding
Finally, explain the short term and long-term effects of the issues concerning data related to the study.
Resources
Do Vaccines Cause Autism? (Links to an external site.)
Mercury, Vaccines, and Autism: One Controversy, Three Histories (Links to an external site.)
Thimerosal and Vaccines (Links to an external site.)
The MMR Vaccination and Autism Controversy in United Kingdom 1998-2005 (Links to an external site.)
Retracted: Ileal-lymphoid-nodular hyperplasia, non-specific colitis, and pervasive developmental disorder in children
MPH516 Epidemiology and Biostatistics for Public Health Application 2
Module 3 Discussion
Screening for Disease
Purpose
Discussions are designed to promote dialogue between faculty and students, and students and their peers. In the discussions, students should
demonstrate an understanding of the concepts for the module;
integrate professional resources;
engage in meaningful and respectful dialogue with classmates; and
express thoughts clearly and logically.
Course Outcomes
This discussion provides documentation of student ability to meet the following course outcomes:
CO2: Apply advanced quantitative biostatistical procedures and qualitative biostatistical procedures to relevant public health data sets to identify associations between causative factors and outcomes.
CO3: Explain the impact of proposed, ongoing and/or completed epidemiological studies on current public health programs and initiatives.
CO4: Analyze the results from statistical computing packages reporting results accurately and within context to the given public health data sets.
CO5: Analyze epidemiological methods and the use of qualitative and quantitative statistical methods in relation to current public health trends.
Health screenings are a way for us to prevent disease from occurring in a population. This week we learn about screening for diseases and how they should be reliable, valid, sensitive, and specific.
For this discussion, select a health screening that is used for secondary prevention and then share details about it with the class. In addition to the prevalence and incidence of the disease tested for, the details should include:
A brief description of the screening
Recommendations for testing based on the USPSTF
The population of interest
What type of screening
Validity and reliability reports
Specificity
Sensitivity
Estimates in lives and dollars saved
MPH516 Epidemiology and Biostatistics for Public Health Application 2
Module 4 Discussion
Infectious Disease Epidemiology
Purpose
Discussions are designed to promote dialogue between faculty and students, and students and their peers. In the discussions, students should
demonstrate an understanding of the concepts for the module;
integrate professional resources;
engage in meaningful and respectful dialogue with classmates; and
express thoughts clearly and logically.
Course Outcomes
This discussion provides documentation of student ability to meet the following course outcomes:
CO2: Apply advanced quantitative biostatistical procedures and qualitative biostatistical procedures to relevant public health data sets to identify associations between causative factors and outcomes.
CO3: Explain the impact of proposed, ongoing and/or completed epidemiological studies on current public health programs and initiatives.
CO4: Analyze the results from statistical computing packages reporting results accurately and within context to the given public health data sets.
CO9: Develop an epidemiological study using the correct qualitative or quantitative study design as well as corresponding statistical analysis.
Infectious disease epidemiology is one of the most well-known applications of public health. This branch of epidemiology involves disease reporting, disease investigation, and disease prevention.
This week you will follow the course of an infectious disease in a community. Pick an infectious disease that impacts your community. Provide a summary of the organism that causes the disease and the way that it is transmitted. Indicate prevalence and incidence of the disease in your community or the United States. Indicate how it might get reported to the health department and how it should be investigated. Finally, provide education that might be provided to the cases to prevent further transmission of the disease.
MPH516 Epidemiology and Biostatistics for Public Health Application 2
Module 5 Discussion
Environmental and Occupational Applications of Epidemiology
Purpose
Discussions are designed to promote dialogue between faculty and students, and students and their peers. In the discussions, students should
demonstrate an understanding of the concepts for the module;
integrate professional resources;
engage in meaningful and respectful dialogue with classmates; and
express thoughts clearly and logically.
Course Outcomes
This discussion provides documentation of student ability to meet the following course outcomes:
CO2: Apply advanced quantitative biostatistical procedures and qualitative biostatistical procedures to relevant public health data sets to identify associations between causative factors and outcomes.
CO4: Analyze the results from statistical computing packages reporting results accurately and within context to the given public health data sets.
CO7: Assess factors associated with environmental, biological, social, and behavioral aspects of infectious and chronic diseases in relation to health outcomes.
CO8: Critique and analyze data sets to ensure that they are free from bias in developing studies to improve public health outcomes by identifying potential associations or possible outcomes.
This week we learn the importance of epidemiology in preventing disease as it applies to environmental hazards and occupational hazards and accidents. Your assignment for this discussion is to apply this to your own occupational environment, or if you can’t study something that impacts your community. Determine an occupational or community hazard that you meet every day. This could be a chemical, a disease, air pollution, water issues, etc. Just make sure it is an environmental or occupational hazard that impacts you or your community. Find a study about this and critique it. What type of study was completed? What did they find? What preventions or recommendations did this study have? How does this impact you?
If you are unable to determine a hazard for you or your occupation, consider Chernobyl, oil spills, hurricanes, wildfires, lead exposure in children, or the great fog in London. What major impacts occured as a result of these due to health and then policy changes?
MPH516 Epidemiology and Biostatistics for Public Health Application 2
Module 6 Discussion
Molecular and Genetic Applications in Epidemiology
Purpose
Discussions are designed to promote dialogue between faculty and students, and students and their peers. In the discussions, students should
demonstrate an understanding of the concepts for the module;
integrate professional resources;
engage in meaningful and respectful dialogue with classmates; and
express thoughts clearly and logically.
Course Outcomes
This discussion provides documentation of student ability to meet the following course outcomes:
CO3: Explain the impact of proposed, ongoing and/or completed epidemiological studies on current public health programs and initiatives.
CO6: Evaluate how ethics, economics, and science impact epidemiology’s role in public health policy development.
Molecular science and genetics play a role in epidemiology. It can help us find disease earlier, identify infectious agents, learn more about environmental exposures, and plays a role in the prevalence of inherited disorders and diseases.
This week you will explore this work to learn more about the role that molecular science and genetic play in epidemiology and public health. You will do this by completing the list below:
Complete a literature search for a recent article about genetic or molecular epidemiology as it relates to a disease of your choice.
Summarize the article and the findings.
Report what type of study design was used.
Describe if segregation or linkage analysis was used.
Report information about genetic markers if applicable.
What was the frequency of the genetic marker if there was one?
What impact does this have on the prevalence of the disease.
Does the marker vary by race, ethnicity and if so, were the study groups comparable?
Report any other remarkable findings.
Report any limitations of the study.
Tell us how this could impact future studies or policies.
MPH516 Epidemiology and Biostatistics for Public Health Application 2
Module 7 Discussion
Understanding Social and Behavioral Associations in Epidemiology
Purpose
Discussions are designed to promote dialogue between faculty and students, and students and their peers. In the discussions, students should
demonstrate an understanding of the concepts for the module;
integrate professional resources;
engage in meaningful and respectful dialogue with classmates; and
express thoughts clearly and logically.
Course Outcomes
This discussion provides documentation of student ability to meet the following course outcomes:
CO1: Develop correct use of advanced biostatistical methods and discipline specific epidemiological terminology as related to public health programs.
CO2: Apply advanced quantitative biostatistical procedures and qualitative biostatistical procedures to relevant public health data sets to identify associations between causative factors and outcomes.
CO4: Analyze the results from statistical computing packages reporting results accurately and within context to the given public health data sets.
CO5: Analyze epidemiological methods and the use of qualitative and quantitative statistical methods in relation to current public health trends.
CO9: Develop an epidemiological study using the correct qualitative or quantitative study design as well as corresponding statistical analysis.
Social and behavioral epidemiology can show associations that are far reaching, indeed many of these can be upstream determinates to several poor health outcomes.
For this discussion, you need to pick one of the following prompts and complete your own research through the literature. Make sure that you find support for your theories and that your purpose is backed by credible sources. When you respond to others, respond to someone that selected a different prompt than you did.
Select one of the following prompts for your discussion:
Describe how the diet–heart hypothesis represents a multifactorial model for the etiology of coronary heart disease. In what way is the diet–heart hypothesis inconsistent with the epidemiologic triangle?
Discuss how social environment contributes to the worldwide DALYs for childhood malnutrition and poor water quality.
What are some of the possible associations that have been identified between personality and smoking? Using your own ideas, describe and compare study designs that might be used to investigate these hypothesized associations.
MPH516 Epidemiology and Biostatistics for Public Health Application 2
Module 8 Discussion
Epidemiology and Health Policy
Purpose
Discussions are designed to promote dialogue between faculty and students, and students and their peers. In the discussions, students should
demonstrate an understanding of the concepts for the module;
integrate professional resources;
engage in meaningful and respectful dialogue with classmates; and
express thoughts clearly and logically.
Course Outcomes
This discussion provides documentation of student ability to meet the following course outcomes:
CO3: Explain the impact of proposed, ongoing and/or completed epidemiological studies on current public health programs and initiatives.
CO5: Assess factors associated with environmental, biological, social, and behavioral aspects of infectious and chronic diseases in relation to health outcomes.
CO6: Evaluate how ethics, economics, and science impact epidemiology’s role in public health policy development.
CO9: Develop an epidemiological study using the correct qualitative or quantitative study design as well as corresponding statistical analysis.
This week we learned how epidemiology can contribute to changing health policy. You are going to explore how health policies came into existence. Consider your research proposal. What polices are associated with this? With your research proposals in mind, select a health policy that now exists. Answer the following:
Briefly describe the health policy
What studies provided support for the study
What barriers did the policy have in terms of implementation and data
Describe the steps of the policy cycle in regard to the policy that you selected
Identify one thing that you could do to ensure that the policy is successful
MPH516 Epidemiology and Biostatistics for Public Health Application 2
Module 1 Assignment
Linear Regression
Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is to apply knowledge of data analysis and interpretation by developing and running a linear regression in SPSS. This includes proper result reporting in the form of a paper with output from SPSS and appropriate tables included.
Course Outcomes
This assignment provides documentation of student ability to meet the following course outcomes:
CO7: Analyze epidemiological methods and the use of qualitative and quantitative statistical methods in relation to current public health trends. (POs 2 and 3)
Due Date
Submit your completed assignment by Sunday, 11:59 p.m. MT, of Week 1 as directed.
Requirements
The Linear Regression Assignment will be graded on accurately completing a linear regression using a specified data source. In addition to this, students are expected to analyze the results of the data, correctly report this information, and speak of the significance of their findings in terms of public health. The quality of self-assessment, use of citations, use of Standard English grammar, sentence structure, and overall organization based on the required components as summarized in the directions and grading criteria/rubric.
Create your product using Microsoft Word, which is the required format for this assignment. Place output from SPSS into this word document as an appendix.
Follow the directions and grading criteria closely. Any questions about this paper may be posted in the Q&A Forum.
The length of this assignment is to be no less than 3 and no greater than 6 pages, excluding title and reference pages.
APA format is required with both a title page and reference page (no abstract is required). Use the required components of the review as Level 1 headers (upper and lower case, centered)
Note: Introduction – Write an introduction but do not use “Introduction” as a heading in accordance with the rules put forth in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.
Preparing the Assignment
Linear regression is used to model or predict unknown outcomes based on relationships between independent and dependent variables. Simple linear regression allows us to look at the linear relationship between one normally distributed interval predictor and one normally distributed interval outcome variable.
You will complete a Linear Regression analysis for this assignment using the data set provided.
Module 1 Data set (Links to an external site.)
The variables you will consider are smoking of the mother and if the babies were of low birth weight.
You will include a narrative that includes possible hypotheses and null hypotheses, an explanation of the relationship between the variables, and report the important results in APA format.
MPH516 Epidemiology and Biostatistics for Public Health Application 2
Module 2 Assignment
T-tests
Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is to apply knowledge of data analysis and interpretation by developing and running an accurate t-test analysis in SPSS. This includes proper result reporting in the form of a paper with output from SPSS and appropriate tables included.
Course Outcomes
This assignment provides documentation of student ability to meet the following course outcomes:
CO7: Analyze epidemiological methods and the use of qualitative and quantitative statistical methods in relation to current public health trends. (POs 2 and 3)
Requirements
The T-test Assignment will be graded on accurately completing a t-test using a specified data source. In addition to this, you are expected to analyze the results of the data, correctly report this information, and speak of the significance of findings in terms of public health. The quality of self-assessment, use of citations, use of Standard English grammar, sentence structure, and overall organization based on the required components as summarized in the directions and grading criteria/rubric will be evaluated.
Create your product using Microsoft Word, which is the required format for this assignment. Place output from SPSS into this word document as an appendix.
Follow the directions and grading criteria closely. Any questions about this paper may be posted in the Q&A Forum.
The length of this assignment is to be no less than 3 and no greater than 6 pages, excluding title and reference pages.
APA format is required with both a title page and reference page (no abstract is required). Use the required components of the review as Level 1 headers (upper and lower case, centered)
Note: Introduction – Write an introduction but do not use “Introduction” as a heading in accordance with the rules put forth in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.
Preparing the Assignment
T-tests are used when the test statistic follows normal distribution. ?It can be used to determine if the means of two sets of data are significantly different from each other.
You will complete a paired T-test analysis for this assignment using the data set provided to you.
Module 2 Dataset (Links to an external site.)
A study tested whether cholesterol was reduced after using a certain brand of margarine as part of a low fat, low cholesterol diet. The subjects consumed on average 2.31g of the active ingredient, stanol ester, a day. This data set contains information on 18 people using margarine to reduce cholesterol over three time points. There are two populations, A and B.
You will compare the means in population A pre and post intervention to that of population B pre and post intervention.
The variables you will consider are cholesterol levels and the use of margarine.
You will include a narrative that includes possible hypotheses and null hypotheses, an explanation of the relationship between the variables, and report the important results in APA format.
MPH516 Epidemiology and Biostatistics for Public Health Application 2
Module 3 Assignment
Comparing Means
Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is to apply knowledge of data analysis and interpretation by comparing several independent means and their resulting post hoc analysis in SPSS. ANOVA is a test that can do this. This includes proper result reporting in the form of a paper with output from SPSS and appropriate tables included.
Course Outcomes
This assignment provides documentation of student ability to meet the following course outcomes:
CO2: Apply advanced quantitative biostatistical procedures and qualitative biostatistical procedures to relevant public health data sets to identify associations between causative factors and outcomes.
CO4: Analyze the results from statistical computing packages reporting results accurately and within context to the given public health data sets.
Requirements
The Comparing Means assignment will be graded on accurately comparing means using a specified data source. In addition to this, students are expected to analyze the results of the data, correctly report this information, and speak of the significance of their findings in terms of public health. The quality of self-assessment, use of citations, use of Standard English grammar, sentence structure, and overall organization based on the required components as summarized in the directions and grading criteria/rubric will be evaluated.
Create your product using Microsoft Word, which is the required format for this assignment. Place output from SPSS into this word document as an appendix.
Follow the directions and grading criteria closely. Any questions about this paper may be posted in the Q&A Forum.
The length of this assignment is to be no less than 3 and no greater than 6 pages, excluding title and reference pages.
APA format is required with both a title page and reference page (no abstract is required). Use the required components of the review as Level 1 headers (upper and lower case, centered)
Note: Introduction – Write an introduction but do not use “Introduction” as a heading in accordance with the rules put forth in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.
Preparing the Assignment
Comparing means allows us to look at independent groups and compare their means. This could be the means of different treatment groups or different populations.
You will compare means between independent groups and run appropriate post hoc analysis for this assignment using the data set provided to you.
Module 3 Data set (Links to an external site.)
The variables you will consider are diet and weight of three different groups.
Complete a post hoc analysis and report on this as well.
You will include a narrative that includes possible hypotheses and null hypotheses, an explanation of the relationship between the variables, and report the important results in APA format.
MPH516 Epidemiology and Biostatistics for Public Health Application 2
Module 4 Assignment
Epidemiological Study
Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is to apply knowledge of epidemiology, statistics, and the research method to formulate a research study of interest. This includes improving your literature review, considering other study methods, and examining ethics and limitations associated with your study
Course Outcomes
This assignment provides documentation of student ability to meet the following course outcomes:
CO2: Apply advanced quantitative biostatistical procedures and qualitative biostatistical procedures to relevant public health data sets to identify associations between causative factors and outcomes.
CO3: Explain the impact of proposed, ongoing and/or completed epidemiological studies on current public health programs and initiatives.
CO4: Analyze epidemiological methods and the use of qualitative and quantitative statistical methods in relation to current public health trends.
CO6: Evaluate how ethics, economics and science impact epidemiology's role in public health policy development.
CO9: Develop an epidemiological study using the correct qualitative or quantitative study design as well as corresponding statistical analysis.
Requirements
The Epidemiological Study will be graded on quality of self-assessment, use of citations, use of Standard English grammar, sentence structure, and overall organization based on the required components as summarized in the directions and grading criteria/rubric.
Create your product using Microsoft Word, which is the required format for this assignment.
Follow the directions and grading criteria closely. Any questions about this paper may be posted in the Q&A Forum.
The length of this assignment is to be no less than 3 and no greater than 6 pages, excluding title and reference pages.
APA format is required with both a title page and reference page (no abstract is required). Use the required components of the review as Level 1 headers (upper and lower case, centered)
Note: Introduction – Write an introduction but do not use “Introduction” as a heading in accordance with the rules put forth in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.
Preparing the Assignment
This week you will continue to work on your project that that you began in MPH515. The project is a research proposal. Please make sure to incorporate any feedback that you received in your initial submissions.
For this assignment, you will concentrate on improving your literature review by providing at least 20 peer reviewed articles and start to think about ethical considerations and bias.
You will also look at your question using a different method. For instance, if you are looking at your topic qualitatively, for this paper you will look at it quantitatively.
Finally, you will list the limitations of both qualitative and quantitative studies and provide support for the method that best fits your research question.
MPH516 Epidemiology and Biostatistics for Public Health Application 2
Module 5 Assignment
Logistic Regression
Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is to apply knowledge of data analysis and interpretation by completing a logistic regression analysis on a data set using SPSS. This includes proper result reporting in the form of a paper with output from SPSS and appropriate tables included.
Course Outcomes
This assignment provides documentation of student ability to meet the following course outcomes:
CO2: Apply advanced quantitative biostatistical procedures and qualitative biostatistical procedures to relevant public health data sets to identify associations between causative factors and outcomes.
CO4: Analyze the results from statistical computing packages reporting results accurately and within context to the given public health data sets.
Requirements
The logistic regression assignment will be graded on accurately completing this test using a specified data source. In addition to this, students are expected to analysis the results of the data, correctly report this information, and speak of the significance of their findings in terms of public health. The quality of self-assessment, use of citations, use of Standard English grammar, sentence structure, and overall organization based on the required components as summarized in the directions and grading criteria/rubric will be evaluated.
Create your product using Microsoft Word, which is the required format for this assignment.
Follow the directions and grading criteria closely. Any questions about this paper may be posted in the Q&A Forum.
The length of this assignment is to be no less than 3 and no greater than 6 pages, excluding title and reference pages.
APA format is required with both a title page and reference page (no abstract is required). Use the required components of the review as Level 1 headers (upper and lower case, centered)
Note: Introduction – Write an introduction but do not use “Introduction” as a heading in accordance with the rules put forth in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.
Preparing the Assignment
Logistic regression allows us to look at categorical data and see if there is an association between variables. You will complete logistic regression to determine whether the social class predicts behavior. The variable "vehicle" will show social status with 1 being low social status up to 5, the highest high social status. Here the "cutting people off" displays a person's behavior, with 0 meaning they don't cut people off and 1 meaning they do. Explain your findings using the data set provided to you labeled Module 5.
Module 5 Data set (Links to an external site.)
You will include a narrative that includes possible hypotheses and null hypotheses, an explanation of the relationship between the variables, and report the important results in APA format.
MPH516 Epidemiology and Biostatistics for Public Health Application 2
Module 6 Assignment
Repeated Measures ANOVA
Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is to apply knowledge of data analysis and interpretation by completing a repeated measures ANOVA analysis on a data set using SPSS. This includes proper result reporting in the form of a paper with output from SPSS and appropriate tables included.
Course Outcomes
This assignment provides documentation of student ability to meet the following course outcomes:
CO7: Analyze epidemiological methods and the use of qualitative and quantitative statistical methods in relation to current public health trends. (POs 2 and 3)
Requirements
The repeated measures ANOVA assignment will be graded on accurately completing this test using a specified data source. In addition to this, students are expected to analysis the results of the data, correctly report this information, and speak of the significance of their findings in terms of public health. The quality of self-assessment, use of citations, use of Standard English grammar, sentence structure, and overall organization based on the required components as summarized in the directions and grading criteria/rubric will be evaluated.
Create your product using Microsoft Word, which is the required format for this assignment.
Follow the directions and grading criteria closely. Any questions about this paper may be posted in the Q&A Forum.
The length of this assignment is to be no less than 3 and no greater than 6 pages, excluding title and reference pages.
APA format is required with both a title page and reference page (no abstract is required). Use the required components of the review as Level 1 headers (upper and lower case, centered)
Note: Introduction – Write an introduction but do not use “Introduction” as a heading in accordance with the rules put forth in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.
Preparing the Assignment
Repeated measures ANOVA allows us to look at the change in a population over time. You will complete repeated measures ANOVAs to see how cholesterol changes over time in two populations.
You will use the various time points where cholesterol levels were taken to analyze if there are changes in the population from time point to time point and if this may be due to random chance or the use of margarine.
You will be using the data set provided to you
Module 6 Dataset (Links to an external site.)
You will include a narrative that includes possible hypotheses and null hypotheses, an explanation of the relationship between the variables, and report the important results in APA format.
MPH516 Epidemiology and Biostatistics for Public Health Application 2
Module 7 Assignment
Qualitative Analysis
Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is to apply knowledge of qualitative data analysis and interpretation by completing collection, coding of the data and analysis through SPSS. This includes proper result reporting in the form of a paper with output from SPSS and appropriate tables included.
Course Outcomes
This assignment provides documentation of student ability to meet the following course outcomes:
CO2: Apply advanced quantitative biostatistical procedures and qualitative biostatistical procedures to relevant public health data sets to identify associations between causative factors and outcomes.
CO4: Analyze the results from statistical computing packages reporting results accurately and within context to the given public health data sets.
Requirements
The qualitative analysis assignment will be graded on accurately collecting, completing coding of the data and analysis is SPSS using a specified data source. In addition to this, students are expected to analysis the results of the data, correctly report this information, and speak of the significance of their findings in terms of public health. The quality of self-assessment, use of citations, use of Standard English grammar, sentence structure, and overall organization based on the required components as summarized in the directions and grading criteria/rubric will be evaluated.
Create your product using Microsoft Word, which is the required format for this assignment. Place output from SPSS into this word document as an appendix.
Follow the directions and grading criteria closely. Any questions about this paper may be posted in the Q&A Forum.
The length of this assignment is to be no less than 3 and no greater than 6 pages, excluding title and reference pages.
APA format is required with both a title page and reference page (no abstract is required). Use the required components of the review as Level 1 headers (upper and lower case, centered)
Note: Introduction – Write an introduction but do not use “Introduction” as a heading in accordance with the rules put forth in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.
Preparing the Assignment
Qualitative analysis requires the coding of data that helps to identify themes in the feelings and perspectives of participants.
For this assignment, you will develop a qualitative research question and at least 2 open sub questions to ask at least 10 participants.
You will then code your interviews. You can choose to interpret data in SPSS in two ways: either through text analytics or through descriptive statistics.
Explain your findings. You will include a narrative that includes possible hypotheses and null hypotheses, an explanation of the relationship between the variables, and report the important results in APA format.
MPH516 Epidemiology and Biostatistics for Public Health Application 2
Module 8 Assignment
Epidemiological Study
Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is to apply knowledge of epidemiology, statistics, and the research method to formulate a research study of interest. This includes adding on to the assignment from week four and the feedback received as well as your project from last session. The areas of focus from previous assignments that should be included are below:
Introduction
Identification of your population
Recognized gap in the literature
Purpose statement
Research quesiotnns and hypotheses
An extensive literature review
Consideration and selection of study methods
Ethics and limitations of your study
The focus this week is to finalize your research proposal. This includes determining method of data collection, suggesting possible data analysis methods, explaining IRB considerations, and also social change through recommendations for further study.
Course Outcomes
This assignment provides documentation of student ability to meet the following course outcomes:
CO3: Explain the impact of proposed, ongoing and/or completed epidemiological studies on current public health programs and initiatives.
CO5: Analyze epidemiological methods and the use of qualitative and quantitative statistical methods in relation to current public health trends.
CO6: Evaluate how ethics, economics and science impact epidemiology's role in public health policy development.
CO9: Develop an epidemiological study using the correct qualitative or quantitative study design as well as corresponding statistical analysis.
Requirements
The Epidemiological Study will be graded on quality of self-assessment, use of citations, use of Standard English grammar, sentence structure, and overall organization based on the required components as summarized in the directions and grading criteria/rubric.
Create your product using Microsoft Word, which is the required format for this assignment.
Follow the directions and grading criteria closely. Any questions about this paper may be posted in the Q&A Forum.
The length of this assignment is to be no less than 15 pages, excluding title and reference pages.
APA format is required with both a title page and reference page (no abstract is required). Use the required components of the review as Level 1 headers (upper and lower case, centered)
Note: Introduction – Write an introduction but do not use “Introduction” as a heading in accordance with the rules put forth in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.
Preparing the Assignment
The final assignment for both MPH515 and MPH516 is equal to a research proposal.
You will submit all portions of research study except the data analysis and collection.
This includes previously submitted portions which are introduction, populations, literature review, gap in the literature, type of study design, research questions and hypotheses, purpose statement, ethical considerations, and limitations of selected study.
New sections include a description of a possible data collection method and data analysis.
In addition to this, you will include the role of the IRB, implications of your study for social change, indications for future research, and a conclusion.
Ensure that you consider all recommendations for revision to previous submissions and make these prior to submission of your final assignment.
Please read all assignments to ensure that you cover everything required in your assignment.
