Quantitative Methods of Inquiry

Directions:

After you have completed the assigned readings and viewed the assigned videos, write a 500-750 word paper that addresses quantitative methods of inquiry. Use the data provided in the Topic Material, “H Cup State Inpatient Databases (SID) File Composition – Number of Discharges by Year,” and appropriate statistics to address the following:

1. Describe      the different quantitative methods of inquiry.
2. Describe      the mean, median, and mode of discharges by state in 2014.
3. Compare      the number of discharges in 2010, 2012, and 2015 in all states. Are there      significantly more discharges in 2015 versus 2010 in all states?
4. Compare      the number of discharges in 2011 in northwestern states (Washington,      Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming), southwestern states (California, Nevada,      Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas), central states (North      Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota,      Wisconsin, Illinois), southeastern states (West Virginia, Virginia, North      Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida), and northeastern states      (Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut,      Washington D.C., New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and      Maryland).
5. Summary      of the paper.