Design an experiment with one independent variable (with at least two levels) and one dependent variable. Additionally, what levels of measurement would you use when collecting your data?

Example: XYZ hospital wanted to increase compliance of staff using hand sanitizer after every interaction with a patient. In order to gain compliance, they set up a buzzer when staff exited the patient’s room. For the treatment group, a buzzer would ring for 1 second after exiting the room unless staff had pressed the hand sanitizer lever. The control group did not have the buzzer activated, so no sound would emit when exiting the patient’s room.

Independent Variable: Presence of a buzzer sound or not.

Dependent Variable: Number of times the hand sanitizer lever was pressed.

Level of Measurement: Ratio

In your responses to other students, identify a strength or weakness of another student’s example design.

Initial discussion question posts should be a minimum of 200 words and include at least two references cited using APA format.

It has long been a requirement for health care workers to take an Introduction to Statistics class. Why is it important for a person working in health care to understand statistical concepts? To answer this question, please provide two specific examples incorporating two different statistical terms from “Visual Learner Statistics” (https://lc.gcumedia.com/hlt362v/the-visual-learner/the-visual-learner-v2.1.html). Do not use the same examples as those in a prior post. You may reference other articles in this topic or conduct your own scholarly research if more statistical terms are needed.

Initial discussion question posts should be a minimum of 200 words and include at least two references cited using APA format.

A 30-year-old male comes in complaining of 2 days of loose to watery diarrhea, 4 to 5 times a day with significant nausea and one episode of vomiting today. He has a temperature of 100.5 on presentation and an HR of 102. His skin is slightly pale, and he is complaining of abdominal cramping. He states that he was in his usual state of health prior to the diarrhea and denies any unusual travel or food. His abdomen is generally tender with no rebound or guarding.