Assignment # 2: Quantitative AnalysisFor this assignment, students will be given data from quantitative analysis and will be asked to analyze it using ExcelMy Question isBetween Two StatesComparing average percent of female Medicare enrollees age 67-69 having at least one mammogram over a two-year period between State1 and State2 (you must select states)Data set:Minnesota Healthcare Database.xlsxMedicare National Data by CountyMN Hospital Report Data by Care Unit FY2013MN HCCIS Imaging Procedures 2013MEPS Dental FilesMEPS Inpatient Stay DatabaseStudents will develop an analysis report, in five main sections, including introduction, research method (research questions/objective, data set, research method, and analysis), results, conclusion and health policy recommendations. This is a 5-6 page individual project report.Here are the main steps for this assignment.Step 1: Students require to submit the topic using topic selection discussion forum by the end of week 1 and wait for instructor approval.Step 2: Develop the research question andStep 3: Run the analysis using EXCEL (RStudio for BONUS points) and report the findings using the assignment instruction.The Report Structure:Start with the1.Cover page (1 page, including running head).Please look at the example http://www.apastyle.org/manual/related/sample-experiment-paper-1.pdf (you can download the file from the class) and http://www.umuc.edu/library/libhow/apa_tutorial.cfm to learn more about the APA style.In the title page include:Title, this is the approved topic by your instructor.Student nameClass nameInstructor nameDate2.IntroductionIntroduce the problem or topic being investigated. Include relevant background information, for example;Indicates why this is an issue or topic worth researching;Highlight how others have researched this topic or issue (whether quantitatively or qualitatively), andSpecify how others have operationalized this concept and measured these phenomenaNote: Introduction should not be more than one or two paragraphs.Literature ReviewThere is no need for a literature review in this assignment3.Research Question or Research HypothesisWhat is the Research Question or Research Hypothesis?***Just in time information: Here are a few points for Research Question or Research HypothesisThere are basically two kinds of research questions: testable and non-testable. Neither is better than the other, and both have a place in applied research.Examples of non-testable questions are:How do managers feel about the reorganization?What do residents feel are the most important problems facing the community?Respondents' answers to these questions could be summarized in descriptive tables and the results might be extremely valuable to administrators and planners. Business and social science researchers often ask non-testable research questions. The shortcoming with these types of questions is that they do not provide objective cut-off points for decision-makers.In order to overcome this problem, researchers often seek to answer one or more testable research questions. Nearly all testable research questions begin with one of the following two phrases:Is there a significant difference between ...?Is there a significant relationship between ...?For example:Is there a significant relationship between the age of managers? and their attitudes towards the reorganization?A research hypothesis is a testable statement of opinion. It is created from the research question by replacing the words "Is there" with the words "There is," and also replacing the question mark with a period. The hypotheses for the two sample research questions would be:There is a significant relationship between the age of managers and their attitudes towards the reorganization.It is not possible to test a hypothesis directly. Instead, you must turn the hypothesis into a null hypothesis. The null hypothesis is created from the hypothesis by adding the words "no" or "not" to the statement. For example, the null hypotheses for the two examples would be:There is no significant relationship between the age of managersand their attitudes towards the reorganization.There is no significant difference between white and minority residentswith respect to what they feel are the most important problems facing the community.All statistical testing is done on the null hypothesis...never the hypothesis. The result of a statistical test will enable you to either:1) reject the null hypothesis, or2) fail to reject the null hypothesis. Never use the words "accept the null hypothesis."*Source: StatPac for Windows Tutorial. (2017). User's Guide; Formulating Hypotheses from Research Questions. Retrieved May 17, 2019 from https://statpac.com/manual/index.htm?turl=formulatinghypothesesfromresearchquestions.htmWhat does significance really mean?“Significance is a statistical term that tells how sure you are that a difference or relationship exists. To say that a significant difference or relationship exists only tells half the story. We might be very sure that a relationship exists, but is it a strong, moderate, or weak relationship? After finding a significant relationship, it is important to evaluate its strength. Significant relationships can be strong or weak. Significant differences can be large or small. It just depends on your sample size.To determine whether the observed difference is statistically significant, we look at two outputs of our statistical test:P-value: The primary output of statistical tests is the p-value (probability value). It indicates the probability of observing the difference if no difference exists.

Identify a quality improvement opportunity in your organization or practice. In a 1,250-1,500 word paper, describe the problem or issue and propose a quality improvement initiative based on evidence-based practice. Apply "The Road to Evidence-Based Practice" process, illustrated in Chapter 4 of your textbook, to create your proposal.Include the following: Provide an overview of the problem and the setting in which the problem or issue occurs.Explain why a quality improvement initiative is needed in this area and the expected outcome.Discuss how the results of previous research demonstrate support for the quality improvement initiative and its projected outcomes. Include a minimum of three peer-reviewed sources published within the last 5 years, not included in the course materials or textbook, that establish evidence in support of the quality improvement proposed.Discuss steps necessary to implement the quality improvement initiative. Provide evidence and rationale to support your answer.Explain how the quality improvement initiative will be evaluated to determine whether there was improvement.Support your explanation by identifying the variables, hypothesis test, and statistical test that you would need to prove that the quality improvement initiative succeeded. While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.