(Answered) MATH399N: Week 2 Assignment: Frequency Tables

Question A group of students were surveyed about the number of times they went to a movie theater last year. Their responses are summarized in the relative frequency table below. What is the cumulative relative frequency of students that went to 7 or fewer movies? Number of Movies Relative Frequency 0−1 0.08 2−3 0.20 4−5 0.30 6−7 0.24 8−9 0.10 10 or more 0.08   Question A small startup company wishes to know how many hours, per week...
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(Answered) MATH399N Week 1 Assignment: Introduction to the Empirical Rule and Chebyshev’s Theorem

Question At a carnival, contestants are asked to keep rolling a pair of dice until they roll snake eyes.  The number of rolls needed has a mean of 36 rolls, with a standard deviation of 5.4 rolls. The distribution of the number of rolls needed is not assumed to be symmetric. Between what two numbers of rolls does Chebyshev's Theorem guarantee that we will find at least 75% of the contestants? Round your answers to the nearest tenth. Enter the bounds in ascending order. Question Accord...
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(Answered) MATH399N Week 1 Assignment: Skewness and Standard Deviation

Question Based on the z-scores calculated above for Stephan's electric bills in IL and FL, in which state is his electric bill higher, when compared to their respective distributions? Question When Stephan moved from Illinois to Florida, his average monthly electric bill increased from $83 to $102.  He is curious to know whether his IL or FL electric bill is relatively more or less expensive, when compared to the distribution of electric bills for each state. In Illinois, the mean monthly e...
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(Answered) MATH399N Week 1 Assignment: Statistical Study Design

Question In a study to add a new feature to a software program, the programmer introduced two categories, men and women, in the survey she conducted. Is the study observational or experimental? If it is an experiment, what is the controlled factor? Question A biology student is interested in the relationship between temperature and germination time for soy beans. The student gets sample seeds from multiple sources and randomly selects 180 seeds from them. Then he sets up three growing stati...
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(Answered) MATH399N Week 8 Assignment: Linear Regression Equations and Application

Question The following data represents the inches of rainfall y  in month x of the year in a city in the U.S. (1 is January, 2 is February, etc.) Using a calculator or statistical software, find the linear regression line for the data in the table. Enter your answer in the form y=mx+b, with m and b both rounded to two decimal places. x  y 1 3.53 2 4.93 3 1.58 4 2.72 5 4.68 6 3.34   Question Using a calculator or statistical s...
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(Answered) MATH399N Week 1 Assignment: Sampling and Parameters

Question: Raymond wants to estimate the percentage of parents that use cloth diapers. He asks a randomly selected group of 200parents whether or not they use cloth diapers. What is the parameter? Question Is the statement below true or false? Data is a subset of the population studied. When considering different sampling methods, cluster sampling includes the steps: Question: In reference to different sampling methods, is the following statement true or false? Question Clust...
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(Answered) NR 505NP JOHNS HOPKINS NURSING NON-RESEARCH APPRAISAL TOOL: CHF option

Purpose The purpose of this assignment is to provide the graduate nursing student opportunity to practice reading and critiquing research articles for application to an evidence-based practice. Activity Learning Outcomes Through this assignment, the student will demonstrate the ability to: Integrate evidence-based practice and research to support advancement of holistic nursing care in diverse healthcare settings. (PO 1) Integrate knowledge related to evidence-based practice and...
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(Answered) NR 505NP STATE OF THE SCIENCE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PAPER PART 1: CHF option

Purpose This assignment provides the opportunity for the graduate nurse practitioner student to become familiar with research processes which are specific to quality improvement. The graduate nursing student will develop a State of the Science Evidence-Based Practice Project that is focused on quality improvement. The process begins in Week 2 with the formation of a PICO question that will shape the problem and define the focus of the project. Part 1 lays the ground work for the project by focu...
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(Answered) NR 505NP Week 3: Johns Hopkins PICO Development Tool Re-Submission: CHF

Purpose The focus for discussion board this week is revise the PICO question submitted in Week 2 using the Johns Hopkins PICO Development Tool.  This question will be the starting point for your State of the Science Project Paper.  The focus of the State of the Science (SOS) paper will be a quality improvement topic of your choosing. Note: The process began in Week 2 with the formation of a PICO question using the Johns Hopkins PICO Development Tool.  Week 4 will be Part 1 of the paper whi...
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