NUR 520 Module Two Short Paper Guidelines and Rubric

Overview

Biostatisticians employ various methods to collect client data. For example, various organizations collect a large amount of public health data that they can analyze and interpret to understand health outcomes and other important client information. A statistically significant clinical study includes statistical summaries of the underlying data and describes how these statistics inform the studys conclusions. You should also be able to interpret these statistics to understand and evaluate the study and verify their conclusions.

Directions

Use the list of articles located in the Supporting Materials section below to complete this activity. Choose an article from the list, and then evaluate how the data and summary statistics were used by the authors in your chosen article. Provide specific evidence from at least two scholarly sources to support your claims.

Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:

1. Data Collection Method: Identify the data collection method used in your chosen article. Include the following details in your response:
2. Explain why the chosen method is best suited for the research.
3. How are the enrollees chosen for this type of research?
4. Statistical Summary: Interpret the data in the statistical summary table provided in the chosen article. Include the following details in your response:
5. Select two variables and interpret their mean and standard deviation. What do they tell you about the data?
6. Select two other variables and interpret their frequency and percentage. What do they tell you about the data?
7. Significance: Describe the significance of the statistical summary. Include the following details in your response:
8. Explain how these statistics inform the conclusions in the article.
9. Describe any other conclusions you can draw from these statistics not captured in the article.

What to Submit

Your submission should be a 2- to 3-page Word document. You must also include an APA-style title page. Use 12-point Times New Roman font, double spacing, and one-inch margins. Submission should support claims using at least two scholarly sources from within the last five years that are cited according to APA style.

Supporting Materials

The following resource supports your work on this assignment:

Resource:

This resource includes a list of articles to help you complete this activity.

Module Two Short Paper Rubric

CriteriaExceeds Expectations (100%)Meets Expectations (90%)Partially Meets Expectations (70%)Does Not Meet Expectations (0%)ValueData Collection MethodExceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear and insightful manner, using industry-specific languageIdentifies the data collection method used in the chosen articleShows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissionsDoes not attempt criterion15Statistical SummaryExceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear and insightful manner, using industry-specific languageInterprets the data in the statistical summary table provided in the chosen articleShows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissionsDoes not attempt criterion40SignificanceExceeds expectations in an exceptionally clear and insightful manner, using industry-specific languageDescribes the significance of the statistical summaryShows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissionsDoes not attempt criterion20Clear CommunicationExceeds expectations with an intentional use of language that promotes a thorough understandingConsistently and effectively communicates in an organized way to a specific audienceShows progress toward meeting expectations, but communication is inconsistent or ineffective in a way that negatively impacts understandingShows no evidence of consistent, effective, or organized communication10Scholarly SourcesIncorporates more than two scholarly sources from within the last five years, or use of sources is exceptionally insightfulIncorporates two scholarly sources from within the last five years that support claimsIncorporates fewer than two scholarly sources from within the last five years, or not all sources support claimsDoes not incorporate sources10APA StyleFormats according to APA style with no errorsFormats according to APA style with fewer than five errorsFormats according to APA style with five or more errorsDoes not format according to APA style5Total:100%