I need the following questions answered in 150 words each. Please answer questions as asked with no omissions and please attach references with each question. MODULE 1 Q1 Statistics is an important component of public health. Explain the relevance of statistics in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of a health promotion intervention. How do you envision using statistics in your current or future career? Q2 Describe the difference between quantitative and qualitative methods. Explain how each are used in public health. RESOURCES Read Chapter 1 in Using and Interpreting Statistics: A Practical Text for the Behavioral, Social, and Health Sciences. View "The Human Insights Missing From Big Data," by Wang (2016), located on the TED website. URL: https://www.ted.com/talks/tricia_wang_the_human_insights_missing_from_big_data Read "Statistics and Public Health at CDC," by Sieber, Green, and Williamson (2006), located on the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website. URL: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/su5502a9.htm View "Why You Should Love Statistics," by Smith (2017), located on the YouTube website. URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogeGJS0GEF4&feature=youtu.be View the following terms in The Visual Learner: Statistics media. 1. Statistics 2. Data 3. Continuous Data 4. Discrete Data 5. Interval Level 6. Ordinal Data 7. Nominal Data 8. Population 9. Sample 10. Parameter 11. Statistic URL: http://lc.gcumedia.com/hlt362v/the-visual-learner/the-visual-learner-v2.1.html Read "Integrating Quantitative and Qualitative Data in Mixed Methods Research - Challenges and Benefits," by Almalki, from Journal of Education and Learning (2016). URL: http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1110464.pdf SPSS Statistics will be used to complete some of the case study assignments for this course. Refer to "Using Citrix Workspace" in the GCU Technical Support Help Center for assistance with installing the Citrix Workspace App and preparing for SPSS files. URL: https://support.gcu.edu/hc/en-us/articles/201144000-Using-Citrix-Workspace After Citrix has been installed on your computer, you may access SPSS Statistics at https://myapps.gcu.edu . Read "Quantitative and Qualitative Methods for Public Health," from PH717 Module 1B – Descriptive Tools: Descriptive Epidemiology and Descriptive Statistics , located on the Boston University Medical Campus, School of Public Health website (2019). URL: https://sphweb.bumc.bu.edu/otlt/MPH-Modules/PH717-QuantCore/PH717-Module1B-DescriptiveStudies_and_Statistics/PH717-Module1B-DescriptiveStudies_and_Statistics9.html MODULE 2 Q1 Frequency distributions can be graphed with bar charts, histograms or polygons. Choose one variable from the "Health Behavior Data Set" and discuss which type of graph is appropriate and why. Refer to section 2.3 in the Using and Interpreting Statistics: A Practical Text for the Behavioral, Social, and Health Sciences textbook as n.

1. I need the following questions answered in 150 words each.
Please answer questions as asked with no omissions and please
attach references with each question.
MODULE 1
Q1
Statistics is an important component of public health. Explain
the relevance of statistics in the planning, implementation, and
evaluation of a health promotion intervention. How do you
envision using statistics in your current or future career?
Q2
Describe the difference between quantitative and qualitative
methods. Explain how each are used in public health.
RESOURCES
Read Chapter 1 in
Using and Interpreting Statistics: A Practical Text for the
Behavioral, Social, and Health Sciences.
View "The Human Insights Missing From Big Data," by Wang
(2016), located on the TED website.
URL:
https://www.ted.com/talks/tricia_wang_the_human_insights_mis
sing_from_big_data
Read "Statistics and Public Health at CDC," by Sieber, Green,
and Williamson (2006), located on the Center for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) website.

2. URL:
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/su5502a9.htm
View "Why You Should Love Statistics," by Smith (2017),
located on the YouTube website.
URL:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogeGJS0GEF4&feature=you
tu.be
View the following terms in
The Visual Learner: Statistics
media.
1. Statistics
2. Data
3. Continuous Data
4. Discrete Data
5. Interval Level
6. Ordinal Data
7. Nominal Data
8. Population
9. Sample
10. Parameter
11. Statistic

3. URL:
http://lc.gcumedia.com/hlt362v/the-visual-learner/the-visual-
learner-v2.1.html
Read "Integrating Quantitative and Qualitative Data in Mixed
Methods Research - Challenges and Benefits," by Almalki, from
Journal of Education and Learning
(2016).
URL:
http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1110464.pdf
SPSS Statistics will be used to complete some of the case study
assignments for this course. Refer to "Using Citrix Workspace"
in the GCU Technical Support Help Center for assistance with
installing the Citrix Workspace App and preparing for SPSS
files.
URL:
https://support.gcu.edu/hc/en-us/articles/201144000-Using-
Citrix-Workspace
After Citrix has been installed on your computer, you may
access SPSS Statistics at
https://myapps.gcu.edu
.
Read "Quantitative and Qualitative Methods for Public Health,"
from
PH717 Module 1B – Descriptive Tools: Descriptive
Epidemiology and Descriptive Statistics
, located on the Boston University Medical Campus, School of
Public Health website (2019).
URL:
https://sphweb.bumc.bu.edu/otlt/MPH-Modules/PH717-

4. QuantCore/PH717-Module1B-
DescriptiveStudies_and_Statistics/PH717-Module1B-
DescriptiveStudies_and_Statistics9.html
MODULE 2
Q1
Frequency distributions can be graphed with bar charts,
histograms or polygons. Choose one variable from the "Health
Behavior Data Set" and discuss which type of graph is
appropriate and why. Refer to section 2.3 in the Using and
Interpreting Statistics: A Practical Text for the Behavioral,
Social, and Health Sciences textbook as needed for assistance.
Q2
The mean, median, and mode are measures of central tendency.
Explain why these measures are crucial to public health data
analysis.
STUDY MATERIALS
Read Chapters 2, 3, and 5 (section 5.1) in Using and
Interpreting Statistics: A Practical Text for the Behavioral,
Social, and Health Sciences. URL:
http://www.gcumedia.com/digital-resources/macmillan-
learning/2016/using-and-interpreting-statistics_a-practical-text-
for-the-behavioral-social-and-health-sciences_ebook_3e.php
Read "Data Collection for Program Evaluation," located on the
Northwest Center for Public Health Practice website (2019).

5. URL:
https://www.nwcphp.org/docs/data_collection/data_collection_t
oolkit.pdf
Read "Statistical Methods Used in the Public Health Literature
and Implications for Training of Public Health Professionals,"
by Hayat, Powell, Johnson, and Cadwell, from
PLoS One
(2017). URL:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5462407/
View the following tutorials from the
SPSS Tutorials
media.
1. Frequency Tables and Histograms
2. Descriptive Statistics
URL:
https://www.gcumedia.com/lms-resources/student-success-
center/v3.1/#/media-element/CHSS;CONHCP/1DF486B2-8C58-
E811-B595-005056BDD6DE
View the following terms in
The Visual Learner: Statistics
media.
1. Confounding
2. Histogram
View the following calculations in
The Visual Learner: Statistics
media.

6. 1. Frequency Distribution
2. Measure of Center "Mean"
3. Measure of Center "Median"
4. Measure of Center "Mode"
5. Range and Standard Deviation
6. Variance
URL:
http://lc.gcumedia.com/hlt362v/the-visual-learner/the-visual-
learner-v2.1.html
You will use Microsoft Excel for your assignment, and you will
need to enable to Data Analysis ToolPak add-in. The "Enabling
Data Analysis ToolPak" guide located on the GCU Technical
Support website, contains instructions for the add-in for both
PC and Mac.
URL:
https://support.gcu.edu/hc/en-us/articles/360039768454-Excel-
Add-ins
You will use Microsoft Excel for your assignment, and you will
need to enable to Data Analysis ToolPak add-in. The "Enabling
Data Analysis ToolPak" guide located on the GCU Technical
Support website, contains instructions for the add-in for both
PC and Mac. URL:
https://support.gcu.edu/hc/en-us/articles/360039768454-Excel-
Add-ins
View "The Beginner's Guide to Excel – Excel Basics Tutorial,"
by Technology for Teachers and Students (2017), located on the

7. YouTube website. URL:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwbho0CgEAE&feature=you
tu.be
MODULE 3
Q1
Summarize the six steps of hypothesis testing. Propose a
scenario in which hypothesis testing is applied to public health
data.
Q2
Compare and contrast descriptive and inferential statistics.
Discuss why both descriptive and inferential statistics are used
in the analysis of public health data.
STUDY MATERIALS
Read Chapters 6 in Using and Interpreting Statistics: A
Practical Text for the Behavioral, Social, and Health Sciences.
URL:http://www.gcumedia.com/digital-resources/macmillan-
learning/2016/using-and-interpreting-statistics_a-practical-text-
for-the-behavioral-social-and-health-sciences_ebook_3e.php.
Read "Significance," by Frey, from
The SAGE Encyclopedia of Educational Research,
Measurement, and Evaluation
(2018).
URL:

8. https://methods.sagepub.com/reference/the-sage-encyclopedia-
of-educational-research-measurement-and-
evaluation/i18904.xml
Read "Chapter 12 Descriptive Statistics," by McGregor, from
Understanding and Evaluating Research: A Critical Guide
(2018).
URL:
https://methods-sagepub-
com.lopes.idm.oclc.org/book/understanding-and-evaluating-
research/i2843.xml
View "Statistical Significance, the Null Hypothesis and P-
Values Defined and Explained in One Minute," by One Minute
Economics (2018), located on the YouTube website.
URL:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nb75_GFPD9A&feature=yo
utu.be
View "SPSS for Beginners 1: Introduction," by Research Design
(2011), located on the YouTube website.
URL:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADDR3_Ng5CA&feature=y
outu.be
View the following tutorials from the
SPSS Tutorials
media.
1. Frequency Tables and Histograms
2. Descriptive Statistics

9. URL:
https://www.gcumedia.com/lms-resources/student-success-
center/v3.1/#/media-element/CHSS;CONHCP/1DF486B2-8C58-
E811-B595-005056BDD6DE
SPSS Statistics will be used to complete some of the case study
assignments for this course. Refer to "Using Citrix Workspace"
in the GCU Technical Support Help Center for assistance with
installing the Citrix Workspace App and preparing for SPSS
files.
URL:
https://support.gcu.edu/hc/en-us/articles/201144000-Using-
Citrix-Workspace
After Citrix has been installed on your computer, you may
access SPSS Statistics at
https://myapps.gcu.edu
.
View "Introduction to SPSS," by GCU Academics – Nursing
(2020). Use this resource to assist you in completing the topic
assignment.
URL:
https://www.gcumedia.com/lms-resources/student-success-
center/v3.1/#/media-element/CONHCP/62DF3BAF-5A03-EB11-
9111-005056BDE9D6
MODULE 4
Q1

10. Correlation is a common statistic to measure a general linear
relationship between two variables. Explain why correlation
does not equal causation.
Q2
Explain the differences between parametric and nonparametric
tests. How do you determine if a parametric or nonparametric
test should be used when analyzing data?
STUDY MATERIALS
Read Chapters 13 and 15in
Using and Interpreting Statistics: A Practical Text for the
Behavioral, Social, and Health Sciences.
URL:
http://www.gcumedia.com/digital-resources/macmillan-
learning/2016/using-and-interpreting-statistics_a-practical-text-
for-the-behavioral-social-and-health-sciences_ebook_3e.php
Read "Correlation of Sleep Quality With Physical Activity and
Memory Among Young Adults," by Dubey, Tiwari, and
Siddiqui, from
Indian Journal of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy
(2019).
URL:
https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.co
m/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=135203343&site=ehost
-
live&scope=site&custid=s8333196&groupid=main&profile=eho
st
Read "The Role of Community-Wide Wearing of Face Mask for
Control of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Epidemic

11. Due to SARS-CoV-2," by Cheng et al., from
Journal of Infection
(2020).
URL:
https://www-sciencedirect-
com.lopes.idm.oclc.org/science/article/pii/S0163445320302358?
via%3Dihub
Explore the "Adolescent and School Health" page located on the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website.
URL:
https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/
Utilize topics from the Loom Help Center website for assistance
on installing Loom software and software usage.
URL:
https://www.gcumedia.com/digital-resources/opentest-
inc/2018/loom_1e.php
View "Conducting a Pearson Correlation and Chi-Square Test in
SPSS," by GCU Academics – Nursing (2020). Use this resource
to assist you in completing the topic assignment.
URL:
https://www.gcumedia.com/lms-resources/student-success-
center/?mediaElement=210EADEC-5A03-EB11-9111-
005056BDE9D6
MODULE 5

12. Q1
Compare the various types of ANOVA by discussing when each
is most appropriate for use. Include specific examples to
illustrate the appropriate use of each test and how interaction is
assessed using ANOVA.
Q2
When analyzing public health data, describe the steps you
would take to determine what statistical test to conduct. Discuss
the impact of data type on test selection.
STUDY MATERIALS
Read Chapters 7-12 in Using and Interpreting Statistics: A
Practical Text for the Behavioral, Social, and Health Sciences.
URL:http://www.gcumedia.com/digital-resources/macmillan-
learning/2016/using-and-interpreting-statistics_a-practical-text-
for-the-behavioral-social-and-health-sciences_ebook_3e.php
View the following tutorials from the
SPSS Tutorials
media.
1. One-Sample t-Test
2. Matched Pairs t-Test
3. Independent Samples t-Test
4. One-Way ANOVA
5. Two-Way ANOVA-Between Groups

13. URL:
https://www.gcumedia.com/lms-resources/student-success-
center/v3.1/#/media-element/CHSS;CONHCP/1DF486B2-8C58-
E811-B595-005056BDD6DE
View the following calculations in
The Visual Learner: Statistics
media.
1. Introduction to t-test
2. One Sample t-Test
3. Two Sample t-Test
4. One Way ANOVA
5. Effect Size One Way ANOVA
6. Two Way ANOVA
7. Effect Size Two Way ANOVA
URL:
http://lc.gcumedia.com/hlt362v/the-visual-learner/the-visual-
learner-v2.1.html
Read "Changing the Face of Health Education via Health
Interventions: Social Ecological Perspectives on New Media
Technologies and Elementary Nutrition Education," by Bissell,
Baker, Pember, Zhang, and Yang, from
Health Communication
(2019).
URL:

14. https://doi-
org.lopes.idm.oclc.org/10.1080/10410236.2018.1507659
Read "Can a Community-Led Intervention Offering Social
Support and Health Education Improve Maternal Health? A
Repeated Measures Evaluation of the PACT Project Run in a
Socially Deprived London Borough," from Brown, Luderowski,
Namusisi-Riley, Moore-Shelley, and Bolton, from
International Journal of Environmental and Public Health
(2020).
URL:
https://search-proquest-
com.lopes.idm.oclc.org/docview/2393647115?accountid=7374
Read "Choosing the Correct Statistical Test in SAS, STATA,
SPSS and R," by Leeper, from
Choosing the Right Statistic
, located on the UCLA Institute for Digital Research and
Education Statistical Consulting website.
URL:
https://stats.idre.ucla.edu/other/mult-pkg/whatstat/
Read "Variables Associated With Job Satisfaction Among
Mental Health Professionals," by Fleur, Grenier, Bamvita, and
Farand, from
PLoS ONE
(2018).
URL:
https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www-proquest-
com.lopes.idm.oclc.org/docview/2122532147?accountid=7374
Examine the general information about the "Youth Risk
Behavior Surveillance System" survey, located on the

15. Adolescent and School Health (2018) page of the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website.
URL:
https://www.cdc.gov/healthyYouth/data/yrbs/index.htm
Review the documentation and questionnaires provided in
"YRBSS Data and Documentation" (2018), located on the
National YRBS Datasets and Documentation page on the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website.
URL:
https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/data/yrbs/data.htm
Read "2015 YRBS Data User's Guide" (2016), located on the
Adolescent and School Health page of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) website.
URL:
https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/data/yrbs/pdf/2015/2015_yrb
s-data-users_guide_smy_combined.pdf
Read the "2015 State and Local Youth Risk Behavior Survey"
(YRBS), located on the Adolescent and School Health page of
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website.
URL:
https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/data/yrbs/questionnaires.htm
Utilize topics from the Loom Help Center website for assistance
on installing Loom software and software usage.
URL:
https://www.gcumedia.com/digital-resources/opentest-
inc/2018/loom_1e.php

16. View "Conducting a t-Test and ANOVA in SPSS," by GCU
Academics – Nursing (2020). Use this resource to assist you in
completing the topic assignment.
URL:
https://www.gcumedia.com/lms-resources/student-success-
center/?mediaElement=6616F929-5B03-EB11-9111-
005056BDE9D6
MODULE 6
Q1
Given the limited amount of statistical calculations required by
some public health positions, explain why it is important for
you to know how to utilize appropriate software to analyze
public health data. Support your ideas with reasons, facts, and
examples.
Q2
Discuss three strengths of the linear regression? Identify a peer-
reviewed study that uses linear regression in its analysis.
Explain why linear regression was used and discuss one
challenge in interpreting the results. Include the permalink with
your citation.
STUDY MATERIALS
Read Chapter 14 and 16 in
Using and Interpreting Statistics: A Practical Text for the
Behavioral, Social, and Health Sciences.

17. URL:
http://www.gcumedia.com/digital-resources/macmillan-
learning/2016/using-and-interpreting-statistics_a-practical-text-
for-the-behavioral-social-and-health-sciences_ebook_3e.php
View the Linear Correlation tutorial in the
SPSS Tutorials
media.
URL:
https://www.gcumedia.com/lms-resources/student-success-
center/v3.1/#/media-element/CHSS;CONHCP/1DF486B2-8C58-
E811-B595-005056BDD6DE
View the calculations for "Linear Regression" in
The Visual Learner: Statistics
media.
URL:
http://lc.gcumedia.com/hlt362v/the-visual-learner/the-visual-
learner-v2.1.html
Read "How to Control Confounding Effects by Statistical
Analysis," by Pourhoseingholi, Baghestani, and Vahedi, from
Gastroenterology and Hepatology From Bed to Bench
(2012).
URL:
https://www-ncbi-nlm-nih-
gov.lopes.idm.oclc.org/pmc/articles/PMC4017459/
Read "Variables Associated With Job Satisfaction Among
Mental Health Professionals," by Fleury, Grenier, Bamvita and
Farand, from
PLoS ONE
(2018).

18. URL:
https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www-proquest-
com.lopes.idm.oclc.org/docview/2122532147?accountid=7374
MODULE 7
Q1
Describe three methods for qualitative data collection and
discuss an example of when each method would be used.
Q2
Describe the process of coding qualitative data. Identify the
distinguishing factors between inductive and deductive coding.
STUDY MATERIALS
Read "Comparison Between Qualitative Research and
Quantitative Research," in Chapter 6 and read Chapter 8 in
GCU Doctoral Research: Quantitative and Qualitative Research
Concepts
.
This textbook references an assigned dissertation. You are not
required to complete a dissertation for this course.
URL:
http://www.gcumedia.com/digital-resources/grand-canyon-
university/2015/gcu-doctoral-research_quantitative-and-
qualitative-research-concepts_ebook_1e.php

19. Read "A Review of Qualitative Data Analysis Practices in
Health Education and Health Behavior Research," by Raskind et
al., from
Health Education and Behavior
(2019), available as authors manuscript from PubMed Central
(PMC), located on the National Center for Biotechnology
Information (NCBI) website.
URL:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6386595/pdf/ni
hms-990092.pdf.
Review "Quantitative and Qualitative Methods for Public
Health," from
PH717 Module 1B – Descriptive Tools: Descriptive
Epidemiology and Descriptive Statistics
, located on the Boston University Medical Campus, School of
Public Health website (2019).
URL:
https://sphweb.bumc.bu.edu/otlt/MPH-Modules/PH717-
QuantCore/PH717-Module1B-
DescriptiveStudies_and_Statistics/PH717-Module1B-
DescriptiveStudies_and_Statistics9.html
Read "Lessons Learned in Promoting Evidence-Based Public
Health: Perspectives From Managers in State Public Health
Departments," by Allen et al., from
Journal of Community Health
(2018).
URL:
https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www-proquest-
com.lopes.idm.oclc.org/docview/2009849333?accountid=7374
Read "Section 15: Qualitative Methods to Assess Community

20. Issues," from "Chapter 3: Assessing Community Needs and
Resources," of the
Community Assessment
toolkit, located on the Community Tool Box website.
URL:
https://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/assessment/assessing-
community-needs-and
Read "Focus Groups Inform a Mobile Health Intervention to
Promote Adherence to a Mediterranean Diet and Engagement in
Physical Activity Among People Living With HIV," by Henry,
Quintana, Moore, Garcia, and Montoya, from
BMC Public Health
(2019).
URL:
https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12
889-018-6386-5
MODULE 8
Q1
Refer back to your response to Topic 1 DQ 1: "Statistics is an
important component of public health. Explain the relevance of
statistics in the planning, implementation and evaluation of a
health promotion intervention. How do you envision using
statistics in your current or future career?" After completing the
course, how has your vision changed regarding the role
statistics will have in your current or future career?
Q2

21. Discuss an ethical challenge you might face as a researcher
when collecting and analyzing data from human subjects. What
is an IRB and why is it necessary?
STUDY MATERIALS
Review Chapter 16 in Using and Interpreting Statistics: A
Practical Text for the Behavioral, Social, and Health Sciences.
URL:http://www.gcumedia.com/digital-resources/macmillan-
learning/2016/using-and-interpreting-statistics_a-practical-text-
for-the-behavioral-social-and-health-sciences_ebook_3e.php
View "Talk Nerdy to Me," by Marshall (2012), located on the
TED website.
URL:
https://www.ted.com/talks/melissa_marshall_talk_nerdy_to_me
Read "Conducting High-Value Secondary Dataset Analysis: An
Introductory Guide and Resources," by Smith et al., from
Journal of General Internal Medicine
(2011).
URL:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3138974/
Read "Successful Scientific Writing and Publishing: A Step-by-
Step Approach," By Iskander, Wolicki, Leeb, and Siegel, from
Tools and Techniques
(2018), located on the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) website.
URL:
https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/18_0085.htm

22. Read "The Belmont Report," by the Department of Health,
Education, and Welfare (1979), located on the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS) website.
URL:
https://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/sites/default/files/the-belmont-report-
508c_FINAL.pdf
Read "IRB FAQs" on the IRB Institutional Review Board,
located on the Grand Canyon University website.
URL:
https://cirt.gcu.edu/irb_documents/irbstudentresearchersfaqsdoc
x