Throughout this course you will be building a glossary of terms and concepts relevant to biostatistics. Each of these terms will come up periodically throughout your studies and future research, so it will be important to understand and remember these terms going...
In SPSS Revealed, you learned about some of the fundamental statistical tools that public health professionals use to summarize data and describe the characteristics of a population. Descriptive statistics are used to describe the shape, location, and spread of a...
Although most of the food grown and produced in the U.S. is considered safe, there are always new challenges to food safety. Consider for example, that changes in food production and supply, including the importation of food products from other countries has been...
PUBH 6330 WEEK 1 ASSIGNMENT How do public health professionals determine which study design is most effective for informing public health practice? When making this determination, health professionals determine study designs using the following questions: What is the...
Healthcare organizations collect an enormous amount of data to measure their outcomes. To make improvements, transform negative measures, and advance positive outcomes further, the data must be communicated with staff. Using analytical tools and mapping assists in...
Healthcare organizations strive to improve quality of care cost-effectively. Each organization utilizes a quality improvement approach that is the most suitable for their organization. This could include the Lean model for improvement or Six Sigma. Deming’s 14 quality...
