Category: Anthropolgy

Basic Biostatistics: Statistics for Public Health Practice

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In this module, you have learned about two of the most frequently used probability distributions in biostatistics: the binomial and normal distributions. The binomial distribution and the normal distribution are similar in several ways. In fact, under certain conditions, the normal distribution is used to approximate the binomial. For your initial post, discuss the following three questions. Provide examples of data that follow each distribution to help illustrate your points.

What are the basic differences between the two distributions?
Under what circumstances do you think it works well to approximate the binomial using the normal, considering the differences?
Under what public health or medical circumstances would it be helpful to identify the probability of an event? Provide some real-life examples.

Community change

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Consider a change that would benefit your community. It could be adding a community center, enhancing the county library, adding services, or any other beneficial change. You have been asked to present a proposal for this change to the city council. In your proposal, you must explain the financial and non-financial benefits of the change to motivate the city council/supervisor to approve your proposal.

Create a 10- to 11 slide Microsoft PowerPoint presentation of your proposal in which you:
Explain your proposal.
Why is this change important or necessary for the community?
What problem(s) will be addressed by the change?
What are the major elements of the proposal?
What is the desired outcome of the proposal?
Describe key factors (steps, processes, people) required to implement the change.
Who and/or what is required for the successful execution of your proposal?
Are there any potential partners and/or stakeholders involved? What role might they play in developing or implementing your ideas?
What potential challenges or obstacles should be addressed before implementing the change?
Explain the financial benefits of the change.
Explain the non-financial benefits of the change.
Conclude the presentation with a statement that will motivate the city council to approve.

 

Albert Albert Mitchell

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Read the following case study and answer the reflective questions. Please provide evidence-based rationales for your answers. APA, 7th ed. must be followed.

Albert Albert Mitchell is a 36-year-old man who will be traveling to Dubai to give a business presentation in 3 months. Although he has traveled widely in the United States as a consultant, this is his first trip to the Middle East.

He requests information regarding immunizations needed before his trip. Albert states that as he will be in Dubai for only a few days, he is unlikely to contract a disease in such a short time and therefore believes that it is illogical to obtain immunizations.

Albert states that he has heard that the side effects of the immunizations might be worse than the diseases they prevent. He is also concerned about leaving his wife at home alone because she is 6 months pregnant.

Reflective Questions

How would you address Albert’s beliefs?

What learning would be needed in each domain?

What learning theories would you consider?

How might his family concerns be addressed?

Exclusionary rule

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What is the exclusionary rule and what are the major objectives of the rule? Is the exclusionary rule expressly provided in the US Constitution? Offer detailed argument both for and against the exclusionary rule. Which one of the two positions helps decrease crime and why? DOES THE EXCLUSIONARY RULE DETER POLICE MISCONDUCT?

 

Multivariate Analysis

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– Answer all questions and submit your final report in word file.
– Ensure that all steps are documented in an appropriate order, including output obtained from calculation performed using Minitab.

Question 1 (15 marks)
A company needs to enhance their measurement system accuracy. Seven inspectors were selected to measure the length of three parts twice.
Use the MSA data file to perform the following:
A. Perform Gauge R & R study and provide your conclusion on the results.
B. Provide your recommendation to improve the measurement system accuracy.
C. Provide the best estimate for each part length.

Question 2 (15 marks)
A car rental agency is trying to study the relationship between car speed (km/hour) and the fuel consumption (kilometer per liters).
Use the Fuel Consumption data sheet to perform the following tasks:
A. Study the relationship between fuel consumption per kilometer and the car speed using scatter diagram and correlation coefficient.
B. Develop a mathematical equation to predict the fuel consumption per kilometer using car speed.
C. Develop your conclusion based on the studied relationship.
D. Provide your comments on the prediction accuracy of this equation.
E. Predict the car fuel consumption, if the car speed is 100 km/hour.

Question 3 (15 marks)
Your trip between home and office may be conducted through 2 different roads using Uber service or your private car.
Use Trip Duration Data to perform the following:
A. Draw Multi-Vari chart.
B. Provide your comments on the Multi-Vari chart.

Question 4 (15 marks)
You wish to evaluate supplier using 4 criteria:
1. Price.
2. On time delivery
3. Quality of product
4. Responding to emergency changes in order
Use Supplier Data to perform the following tasks.
A. Use Analytic Hierarchy Process to determine the weight of each criterion.
B. Provide your comments on Decision Matrix & Consistency Ratio
C. Select the best supplier.

 

Question 5 (15 marks)
A customer survey was conducted to evaluate consumer satisfaction for 3 products.
Use the Customer Survey Sheet provided to perform the following tasks:
A. Check if customer satisfaction of Product A is significantly less than 3.
B. Check if there is a significant difference between Product A & Product B customer satisfaction.
C. Check if there is a significant difference between Product B & Product C customer satisfaction.
Question 6 (15 marks)
Data was collected from manufacturing plant to study several factors affecting labor production. These factors are:
– Training Hours of each Labor,
– Labor Age,
– Weather Temperature,
– Labor Years of Experience,
– Shift Number.
Use the Labor Production Data Sheet to perform the following tasks:
A. Develop a mathematical equation to predict the labor production using all factors.
B. Provide your comments on the prediction accuracy of the previous equation.
C. Develop a mathematical equation to predict the labor production using two factors only.
D. Provide your comments on the prediction accuracy of the previous equation.

Question 7 (10 marks)
A call center needs to optimize usage of resources. Usually, the call duration ranges between 1.3 to 3.7 minutes to receive a customer request. Call duration depends on 3 factors:
– Call agent experience (Moderate or High),
– Type of customer request (Simple or Complex)
– System used by the call agent to record request (Manual or Automated)
A. Establish a Full Factorial Design for the above mentioned case, using one replicate without center point.
B. How many runs we need to perform, if we decided to conduct Half Factorial.
C. What is your conclusion on the resolution of the previous Half Factorial design?

Build Your Knowledge Area

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Watching the summary videos in the Build Your Knowledge Area- again discuss what you found most intriguing in the chapters and the video.
You might consider talking about anything you learned about woodblock printing or etching or other printing techniques.
You might look further into the extraordinary art of Albrecht Durer and discuss your finds.
You might consider Martin Luther and the effect of the printing press on Christianity.
And/or you might discuss anything you found interesting about the development of fonts, font families, and the wide variety in typesetting in different countries. These aren’t questions as much as potential topics if you need a prompt.

 

 

Gender inequality

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“Girls Rising”: https://video.alexanderstreet.com/embed/girl-rising-5th-anniversary-edition
“Educated Girl”: https://sunysuffolk.kanopystreaming.com/video/educate-girl
“Half the Sky”: https://video-alexanderstreet-com.lib1.lib.sunysuffolk.edu/p/Brnxx4jmW
1. In your first paragraph discuss what you learned from the film. Alternatively, you could discuss the arguments introduced in the film that you would agree
with and why.
2. In your second paragraph present your critique and/or questions toward the issues addressed in the film. Alternatively, you could discuss the arguments
introduced in the film that you would not agree with and why.
3. In your third paragraph discuss how gender socialization and women’s status in other countries introduced in the film differs from the lives of average
American women and girls. Additionally, you can discuss how similar they are if any.
4. In your fourth paragraph discuss your overall opinions and/or reactions to the topic after watching the film.
*If the above link does not work it might be something with the security system of your computer. Please try the link with a computer on your college
campus. Alternatively, go to our college library website. Go to Streaming Media and click Kanopy Streaming Media. It might ask you to type in your username
and password. Just type in the ones you usually use for MYSCCC. Type the title of the film, “To Educate a Girl.”You should be able to see them.

The History of CHWs

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1. The History of CHWs- Please write about your own experiences and beliefs related to

the history of CHWs.

Please address at least two of the following questions in your assignment

o What is important to know about the history of CHWs?

o What have you learned about the accomplishments of CHWs so far?

o How has the CHW field grown and developed?

o How does knowing this history affect you as a CHW?

 

2. The Future of CHWs- Please write about your own knowledge, experience, and beliefs

related to the future of CHWs. Please address at least two of the following questions in

your assignment:

o In your opinion, what are key issues CHWs will be addressing in the next 20

years?

o What do CHWs individually and as a group need (in terms of support,

organization, policies, and so on) to continue to grow and be successful?

o What is one key policy change or accomplishment that you would most like to

see the CHW profession achieve?

o What contributions do you hope to make to the history and future of CHWs in

your state, region, or country?

Consistent rates of inflation over the past several decades in healthcare

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People have seen consistent rates of inflation over the past several decades in healthcare. This inflation has been driven by increases in costs for health insurance, technology utilization, and demand for qualified providers and facilities. Consider the many areas in which the U.S. healthcare system has seen steady rises in costs. Imagine you are a financial manager for an organization that has seen significant cost increases in the past few years or decades in an area related to your organization (e.g., supplies, technology, outside services). Prepare an outline for a proposal on how to help reduce or minimize these costs.Use your text as a resource for this assignment plus one other resource from the library. Please cite your sources. The outline should include the following:

Cost that is being looked at
History of increases
Potential future increases
1–2 suggestions for improvement or change