Assignment Details Unit 9 Assignment: Statistical Analyses for Organizational Decision-Making in Healthcare Grading rubrics for this Assignment are located under Course Resources. Unit outcomes addressed in this Assignment: • Describe the health initiative addressed. • Identify credible data sources. • Choose appropriate statistical measures. • Present an action plan based on decisions from data analysis. • Analyze a given data set for the purpose of making a decision. • Prepare a PowerPoint presentation on the best action based on clinical data. Course outcomes assessed in this Assignment: HS312-6: Explain the relationship between health data analytics and business decisions to improve a specific healthcare initiative. Please complete using Microsoft Word and PowerPoint--as indicated in the instructions. Assignment Requirements • The body of your Microsoft Word document should be at least 1500 words in length. • Your PowerPoint presentation should be at least 10 slides--excluding the title slide and references. • Quoting should be less than 10% of the entire paper and presentation. Paraphrasing is necessary. • Students must cite and reference at least 4 credible sources from the online Library. • Please be sure to utilize the resources available in Academic Tools to help with meeting APA expectations for written assignments. Instructions Imagine that you are an executive for a health organization. As part of your role within the healthcare leadership team, you are tasked with analyzing organizational data for decision- making purposes. For this assignment, you will obtain raw data, analyze it, and make recommendations for organizational decisions. Please follow the instructions below in completion of this multi-part assignment. Apply analytical results to facilitate decision-making Part Competency Assessed Instructions 1 Apply analytical results to facilitate decision-making Create a presentation on your exploratory data analysis of mined data sets for an executive healthcare team. Include a summary of your analysis, statistical tables, and data visualizations. Conclude your presentation on the importance of executive dashboards. 2 Recommended organizational action based on knowledge obtained from data exploration and mining Based on your analysis, make three (3) recommendations for evidence-based decision-making relevant for organizational action or change. 3 Analyze clinical data to identify trends that demonstrate quality, safety, and effectiveness of healthcare Examine the clinical data to identify trends related to healthcare (1) quality, (2) safety, and (3) effectiveness. 4 Evaluate administrative reports using appropriate software Obtain a raw data set from www.healthdata.gov and explore the data set using PSPP. Generate analytical outputs from PSPP that include the appropriate selection of both descriptive and inf ...

1. Assignment Details
Unit 9 Assignment: Statistical Analyses for Organizational
Decision-Making in Healthcare
Grading rubrics for this Assignment are located under Course
Resources.
Unit outcomes addressed in this Assignment:
• Describe the health initiative addressed.
• Identify credible data sources.
• Choose appropriate statistical measures.
• Present an action plan based on decisions from data analysis.
• Analyze a given data set for the purpose of making a decision.
• Prepare a PowerPoint presentation on the best action based on
clinical data.
Course outcomes assessed in this Assignment:
HS312-6: Explain the relationship between health data analytics
and business decisions to
improve a specific healthcare initiative.
Please complete using Microsoft Word and PowerPoint--as
indicated in the

2. instructions.
Assignment Requirements
• The body of your Microsoft Word document should be at least
1500 words in length.
• Your PowerPoint presentation should be at least 10 slides--
excluding the title slide and
references.
• Quoting should be less than 10% of the entire paper and
presentation. Paraphrasing is
necessary.
• Students must cite and reference at least 4 credible sources
from the online Library.
• Please be sure to utilize the resources available in Academic
Tools to help with
meeting APA expectations for written assignments.
Instructions
Imagine that you are an executive for a health organization. As
part of your role within the
healthcare leadership team, you are tasked with analyzing
organizational data for decision-
making purposes. For this assignment, you will obtain raw data,
analyze it, and make

3. recommendations for organizational decisions. Please follow the
instructions below in
completion of this multi-part assignment.
Apply analytical results to facilitate decision-making
Part Competency Assessed Instructions
1 Apply analytical results to
facilitate decision-making
Create a presentation on your exploratory data analysis
of mined data sets for an executive healthcare team.
Include a summary of your analysis, statistical tables,
and data visualizations. Conclude your presentation on
the importance of executive dashboards.
2 Recommended organizational
action based on knowledge
obtained from data
exploration and mining
Based on your analysis, make three (3)

4. recommendations for evidence-based decision-making
relevant for organizational action or change.
3 Analyze clinical data to
identify trends that
demonstrate quality, safety,
and effectiveness of
healthcare
Examine the clinical data to identify trends related to
healthcare (1) quality, (2) safety, and (3) effectiveness.
4 Evaluate administrative
reports using appropriate
software
Obtain a raw data set from www.healthdata.gov and
explore the data set using PSPP. Generate analytical
outputs from PSPP that include the appropriate
selection of both descriptive and inferential statistics. If
you are not able to process one data set using
descriptive and inferential statistics, then select one

5. data set for descriptive statistics and another data set
for inferential statistics. Generate tables in PSPP that
reflect your statistical analyses and include at least
three (3) appropriate data visualizations.
5 Interpret inferential statistics Compose a discussion in which
you evaluate the
findings from your analyses—interpreting the
descriptive and inferential statistics.
6 Analyze statistical data for
decision making
Within your presentation, analyze the statistical data
for decision-making by organizing various
presentations of data visualizations—highlighting
multiple perspectives on the same topic.
7 Plan adherence to Institutional
Review Board (IRB)
Processes and policies
Demonstrate your understanding of IRBs by earning a

6. certification on national guidelines regarding human-
subjects research. Begin by first creating an account at
http://phrp.nihtraining.com/users/login.php. Once you
have completed the Readings for each module,
complete the quizzes and obtain the training certificate.
You will take a screenshot of your certificate of
completion and insert this image into this paper.
Following a screenshot of your earned certificate in
protecting human subjects, plan adherence to
Institutional Review Board (IRB) processes and
policies by reflecting upon the concepts of (1) Respect,
(2) Justice, (3) Nonmaleficence, and (4) Beneficence
by providing (A) your interpretation of the concept, (B)
an example of complying with the principle within
http://www.healthdata.gov/
http://phrp.nihtraining.com/users/login.php
healhcare, and (C) connecting each concept with the
characteristics of quality data.

7. Week 10 | Discussion
Top of Form
"Developing an Action Plan" Please respond to the following:
· Imagine that you are the Director of the Admitting Department
of a hospital, and your strategy to increase patient satisfaction
is to hire additional staff to register patients.
· Outline the action plan (who, what, and when) that you would
use in order to effectively implement your strategy. (Consider a
time where you or someone you know visited the admitting
department of a hospital.)
Bottom of Form
Assignment Details
Unit 9 Assignment: Statistical Analyses for Organizational
Decision-Making in Healthcare
Grading rubrics for this Assignment are located under Course
Resources.
Unit outcomes addressed in this Assignment:
• Describe the health initiative addressed.
• Identify credible data sources.
• Choose appropriate statistical measures.

8. • Present an action plan based on decisions from data analysis.
• Analyze a given data set for the purpose of making a decision.
• Prepare a PowerPoint presentation on the best action based on
clinical data.
Course outcomes assessed in this Assignment:
HS312-6: Explain the relationship between health data analytics
and business decisions to
improve a specific healthcare initiative.
Please complete using Microsoft Word and PowerPoint--as
indicated in the
instructions.
Assignment Requirements
• The body of your Microsoft Word document should be at least
1500 words in length.
• Your PowerPoint presentation should be at least 10 slides--
excluding the title slide and
references.
• Quoting should be less than 10% of the entire paper and
presentation. Paraphrasing is
necessary.
• Students must cite and reference at least 4 credible sources
from the online Library.

9. • Please be sure to utilize the resources available in Academic
Tools to help with
meeting APA expectations for written assignments.
Instructions
Imagine that you are an executive for a health organization. As
part of your role within the
healthcare leadership team, you are tasked with analyzing
organizational data for decision-
making purposes. For this assignment, you will obtain raw data,
analyze it, and make
recommendations for organizational decisions. Please follow the
instructions below in
completion of this multi-part assignment.
Apply analytical results to facilitate decision-making
Part Competency Assessed Instructions
1 Apply analytical results to
facilitate decision-making
Create a presentation on your exploratory data analysis
of mined data sets for an executive healthcare team.

10. Include a summary of your analysis, statistical tables,
and data visualizations. Conclude your presentation on
the importance of executive dashboards.
2 Recommended organizational
action based on knowledge
obtained from data
exploration and mining
Based on your analysis, make three (3)
recommendations for evidence-based decision-making
relevant for organizational action or change.
3 Analyze clinical data to
identify trends that
demonstrate quality, safety,
and effectiveness of
healthcare
Examine the clinical data to identify trends related to
healthcare (1) quality, (2) safety, and (3) effectiveness.
4 Evaluate administrative

11. reports using appropriate
software
Obtain a raw data set from www.healthdata.gov and
explore the data set using PSPP. Generate analytical
outputs from PSPP that include the appropriate
selection of both descriptive and inferential statistics. If
you are not able to process one data set using
descriptive and inferential statistics, then select one
data set for descriptive statistics and another data set
for inferential statistics. Generate tables in PSPP that
reflect your statistical analyses and include at least
three (3) appropriate data visualizations.
5 Interpret inferential statistics Compose a discussion in which
you evaluate the
findings from your analyses—interpreting the
descriptive and inferential statistics.
6 Analyze statistical data for
decision making

12. Within your presentation, analyze the statistical data
for decision-making by organizing various
presentations of data visualizations—highlighting
multiple perspectives on the same topic.
7 Plan adherence to Institutional
Review Board (IRB)
Processes and policies
Demonstrate your understanding of IRBs by earning a
certification on national guidelines regarding human-
subjects research. Begin by first creating an account at
http://phrp.nihtraining.com/users/login.php. Once you
have completed the Readings for each module,
complete the quizzes and obtain the training certificate.
You will take a screenshot of your certificate of
completion and insert this image into this paper.
Following a screenshot of your earned certificate in
protecting human subjects, plan adherence to
Institutional Review Board (IRB) processes and

13. policies by reflecting upon the concepts of (1) Respect,
(2) Justice, (3) Nonmaleficence, and (4) Beneficence
by providing (A) your interpretation of the concept, (B)
an example of complying with the principle within
http://www.healthdata.gov/
http://phrp.nihtraining.com/users/login.php
healhcare, and (C) connecting each concept with the
characteristics of quality data.
Assignment RubricUnit 9 assignment grading rubric.
Instructors: Enter total available points in cell H2, and values
between 0 and 4 in the yellow cells in the Score column.
Total available points =200Content RubricIntroductory - Not
submitted or largely incomplete. Work may indicate very little
if any comprehension of content.Emergent - Work shows some
comprehension but errors indicating miscomprehension may be
present.Practiced - Work indicates overall progress toward
comprehension. Minor errors may present.Proficient/Mastered -
Work is complete and indicates full comprehension of
content.ScoreWeightFinal Score0 - 1.92 - 2.93 - 3.94Part 1:
Student has applied analytical results to facilitate decision-
making.415%0.60Part 2: Student has recommended
organizational action based on knowledge obtained from data
exploration and mining.412.5%0.50Part 3: Student has
analyzed clinical data to identify trends that demonstrate
quality, safety, and effectiveness of healthcare.415%0.60Part 4:

14. Student has evaluated administrative reports using appropriate
software.412.5%0.50Part 5: Student has interpreted inferential
statistics.415%0.60Part 6: Student has analyzed statistical data
for decision making.415%0.60Part 7: Student has planned
adherence to Institutional Review Board (IRB) processes and
policies.A8415%0.60Content Score200Writing Deduction
Rubric (everyone starts with 4's = no
deductions)IntroductoryEmergentPracticedProficient/MasteredS
coreWeightFinal Score0-1234Grammar & PunctuationThe
overall meaning of the paper is difficult to understand. Sentence
structure, subject verb agreement errors, missing prepositions,
and missing punctuation make finding meaning difficult.Several
confusing sentences or 1 to 2 confusing paragraphs make
understanding parts of the paper difficult, but the overall paper
meaning is clear. Many subject verb agreement errors, run-on
sentences, etc. cause confusion.A few confusing sentences make
it difficult to understand a small portion of the paper. However,
the overall meaning of a paragraph and the paper are intact.
There may be a few subject verb agreement errors or some
missing punctuation.There are one or two confusing sentences,
but the overall sentence and paragraph meanings are clear.
There are a few minor punctuation errors such as comma splices
or run-on sentences.435%1.40SpellingThe many misspelled
words and incorrect words choices significantly interfere with
the readability.Many typos, misspelled words, or the use of
incorrect words making understanding difficult in a few
places.Some misspelled words or the misuse of words such as
confusing then/than. However, intent is still clear.A few
misspelled words normally caught by spellcheckers are present
but do not significantly interfere with the overall readability of
the paper.435%1.40Order of Ideas & Length RequirementPaper
has some good information or research, but it does not follow
assignment directions and is lacking in overall organization and
content.The order of information is confusing in several places
and this organization interferes with the meaning or intent of
the paper. However, the paper has a generally discernible

15. purpose and follows assignment directions overall.The order of
information is confusing in a few places and the lack of
organization interferes with the meaning or intent of the paper
in a minor way.The overall order of the information is clear and
contributes to the meaning of assignment. There is one
paragraph or a sentence or two that are out of place or other
minor organizational issues. A few sentences may be long and
hard to understand. Meets length
requirements.420%0.80APAThere is some attempt at APA
formatting and citing. There are one or more missing parts such
as the cover page or references list. Citation information may be
missing. Citation mistakes make authorship unclear.This is an
attempt use APA formatting and citing. There are both in-text
citations and reference listings. Citation information may be
missing or incorrect (i.e. Websites listed as in-text or reference
citations). There is an attempt to cite all outside sources in at
least one place. Authorship is generally clear.There is an overall
attempt at APA formatting and citation style. All sources appear
to have some form of citation both in the text and on a reference
list. There are some formatting and citation errors. Citations
generally make authorship clear.There is a strong attempt to cite
all sources using APA style. Minor paper formatting errors such
as a misplaced running head or margins may occur. Minor in-
text citation errors such as a missing page number or a
misplaced date may occur. Quotation marks and citations make
authorship clear.410%0.40Writing Deduction0Final
Score200Percentage100%Feedback:
Assignment Guide for the
HS 312 - Unit 9 Assignment
Statistical Analyses for Organizational Decision-Making in
Healthcare
Grading Criteria
Topics to Study
Suggested Resources
Part 1: Student has applied analytical results to facilitate

16. decision-making.
Data display, power point, and dashboards
Unit 8 Reading: Reimers, M. (2014). Leveraging business
intelligence to make better decisions: Part I. The Journal of
Medical Practice Management, 29(5), 327–30.
Supplemental: Wakeling, S., Clough, P., Wyper, J., & Balmain,
A. (2015). Graph Literacy and Business Intelligence:
Investigating User Understanding of Dashboard Data
Visualizations. Business Intelligence Journal, 20(4), 8-19.
Part 2: Student has recommended organizational action based
on knowledge obtained from data exploration and mining.
Exploratory data analysis versus data mining
Unit 8 Reading: Chen, H., Chiang, Roger H. L., & Storey, Veda
C. (2012). Business intelligence and analytics: From big data to
big impact. MIS Quarterly, 36(4), 1165–1188.
Supplemental:
· Exploratory Data Analysis: “Chapter 3” in Discovering
Knowledge in Data by Larose and Larose (2014)
· Data Mining: “Chapter 1” in Discovering Knowledge in Data
by Larose and Larose (2014
Part 3: Student has analyzed clinical data to identify trends that
demonstrate quality, safety, and effectiveness of healthcare.
Descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation, ranges, and
percentiles)
Inferential statistics (T-tests, ANOVA, regression analysis,
reliability, and validity); Epidemiological applications
Unit 1 Reading: Read pages 29–78 in Statistics in Plain
English.
Unit 2 Reading:
· Statistics in Plain English
· Chapter 9: “t Tests”
· Chapter 10: “One-Way Analysis of Variance”
· Chapter 13: “Regression”
· SPSS Statistics for Dummies
· Part 1: “Getting Started with SPSS” (pages 1–42)

17. Unit 5 Reading:
· Statistics in Plain English
· Chapter 10: “One-Way Analysis of Variance” (Review as
needed)
· Chapter 11: “Factorial Analysis of Variance”
· Chapter 12: “Repeated-Measures Analysis of Variance”
· SPSS Statistics for Dummies
· Part 1: “Getting Started with SPSS” (pages 260–262)
Part 4: Student has evaluated administrative reports using
appropriate software
Statistical software
Management Information Systems
Administrative Reports versus Data Sets
Unit 8 Reading: Ivan, Mihaela & Velicanu, Manole (2015).
Healthcare industry improvement with business intelligence.
Informatica Economica, 19(2), 81–89.
Part 5: Student has interpreted inferential statistics.
Inferential statistics (T-tests, ANOVA, regression analysis,
reliability, and validity)
Computerized statistical packages (SPSS & SAS)
Unit 7 Reading:
· SPSS Statistics for Dummies
· Part 1: “Getting Started with SPSS” (pages 1–42) [This was
assigned in the previous unit. Please review as necessary.]
· Part 2: “Getting Data in and out of SPSS” (pages 43–
112)[Please review as needed.]
· Chapter 15: “Showing Relationships between Continuous
Dependent and Categorical Independent Variables” (pages 235–
247) [This chapter directly relates to this unit’s Assignment.]
Part 6: Student has analyzed statistical data for decision
making.
Data reporting of statistical healthcare data and presentation
techniques
Unit 8 Reading: Warner, Diana. (2013). IG 101: Developing
clinical business intelligence. Journal of AHIMA. Retrieved

18. from http://journal.ahima.org/2013/12/18/ig-101-developing-
clinical-business-intelligence
Supplemental: “Chapter 11” in Calculating and Reporting
Healthcare Statistics by Horton (2012)
Part 7: Student has planned adherence to Institutional Review
Board (IRB) processes and policies.
National guidelines regarding human-subjects research (IRB
process)
Research protocol data management
Please note:
· If you have completed HS305, you have received national
certification in Protecting Human Research Participants from
the National Institutes of Health (NIH) at the following link:
https://phrp.nihtraining.com/users/login.php
· Resources are free in completion of this certification. Please
register and complete if needed.
Assignment Guide for the
HS 312
-
Unit 9 Assignment
Statistical Analyses for Organizational Decision
-
Making in Healthcare
Assignment Guide for the
HS 312 - Unit 9 Assignment
Statistical Analyses for Organizational Decision-Making in
Healthcare