Introduce your scenario and data set Provide a brief overview of the scenario you are given above and the data set that you will be analyzing.

 PICK EITHER OPTION 1 OR OPTION 2. DO NOT DO BOTH. 

  1. Introduce your scenario and data set.
  • Provide a brief overview of the scenario you are given above and the data set that you will be analyzing.
  • Classify the variables in your data set.
    • Which variables are quantitative/qualitative?
    • Which variables are discrete/continuous?
    • Describe the level of measurement for each variable included in your data set.
  1. Discuss the importance of the Measures of Center and the Measures of Variation.
    • What are the measures of center and why are they important?
    • What are the measures of variation and why are they important?
  2. Calculate the measures of center and measures of variation. Interpret your results in context of the selected topic.
    • Mean
    • Median
    • Mode
    • Midrange
    • Range
    • Variance
    • Standard Deviation
  3. Discuss the importance of constructing confidence intervals for the population mean.
    • What are confidence intervals?
    • What is a point estimate?
    • What is the best point estimate for the population mean? Explain.
    • Why do we need confidence intervals?
  4. Based on your selected topic, evaluate the following:
    • Find the best point estimate of the population mean.
    • Construct a 95% confidence interval for the population mean. Assume that your data is normally distributed and σ is unknown.
      • Please show your work for the construction of this confidence interval and be sure to use the Equation Editor to format your equations.
    • Write a statement that correctly interprets the confidence interval in context of your selected topic.
  5. Based on your selected topic, evaluate the following:
    • Find the best point estimate of the population mean.
    • Construct a 99% confidence interval for the population mean. Assume that your data is normally distributed and σ is unknown.
      • Please show your work for the construction of this confidence interval and be sure to use the Equation Editor to format your equations.
    • Write a statement that correctly interprets the confidence interval in context of your selected topic.
    • Compare and contrast your findings for the 95% and 99% confidence interval.
      • Did you notice any changes in your interval estimate? Explain.
      • What conclusion(s) can be drawn about your interval estimates when the confidence level is increased? Explain.
  6. Discuss the process for hypothesis testing.
    • Discuss the 8 steps of hypothesis testing?
    • When performing the 8 steps for hypothesis testing, which method do you prefer; P-Value method or Critical Value method? Why?
  7. Perform the hypothesis test.
    • If you selected Option 1:
      • Original Claim: The average salary for all jobs in Georgia is less than $65,000.
      • Test the claim using α = 0.05 and assume your data is normally distributed and σ is unknown.
    • If you selected Option 2:
      • Original Claim: The average age of all patients admitted to the hospital with infectious diseases is less than 65 years of age.
      • Test the claim using α = 0.05 and assume your data is normally distributed and σ is unknown.
    • Based on your selected topic, answer the following:
      1. Write the null and alternative hypothesis symbolically and identify which hypothesis is the claim.
      2. Is the test two-tailed, left-tailed, or right-tailed? Explain.
      3. Which test statistic will you use for your hypothesis test; z-test or t-test? Explain.
      4. What is the value of the test-statistic? What is the P-value?
        What is the critical value?
      5. What is your decision; reject the null or do not reject the null?
        1. Explain why you made your decision including the results for your p-value and the critical value.
      6. State the final conclusion in non-technical terms.
  8. Conclusion
    • Recap your ideas by summarizing the information presented in context of your chosen scenario.

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Patient # Infectious Disease Age
1 Yes 69
2 Yes 35
3 Yes 60
4 Yes 55
5 Yes 49
6 Yes 60
7 Yes 72
8 Yes 70
9 Yes 70
10 Yes 73
11 Yes 68
12 Yes 72
13 Yes 74
14 Yes 69
15 Yes 46
16 Yes 48
17 Yes 70
18 Yes 55
19 Yes 49
20 Yes 60
21 Yes 72
22 Yes 70
23 Yes 76
24 Yes 56
25 Yes 59
26 Yes 64
27 Yes 71
28 Yes 69
29 Yes 55
30 Yes 61
31 Yes 70
32 Yes 55
33 Yes 45
34 Yes 69
35 Yes 54
36 Yes 48
37 Yes 60
38 Yes 61
39 Yes 50
40 Yes 59
41 Yes 60
42 Yes 62
43 Yes 63
44 Yes 53
45 Yes 64
46 Yes 50
47 Yes 69
48 Yes 52
49 Yes 68
50 Yes 70
51 Yes 69
52 Yes 59
53 Yes 58
54 Yes 69
55 Yes 65
56 Yes 61
57 Yes 59
58 Yes 71
59 Yes 71
60 Yes 68

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As a healthcare professional, you will work to improve and maintain the health of individuals, families, and communities in various settings. Basic statistical analysis can be used to gain an understanding of current problems. Understanding the current situation is the first step in discovering where an opportunity for improvement exists. This project will assist you in applying basic statistical principles to a fictional scenario in order to impact the health and wellbeing of the clients being served.

You are currently working at Grady Memorial Hospital in the Infectious Diseases Unit. Over the past few days, you have noticed an increase in patients admitted with a particular infectious disease. You believe that the ages of these patients play a critical role in the method used to treat the patients. You decide to speak to your manager and together you work to use statistical analysis to look more closely at the ages of these patients. You do some research and put together a spreadsheet of the data that contains the following information:

· Client number

· Infection Disease Status

· Age of the patient

You need the preliminary findings immediately so that you can start treating these patients. So let’s get to work!!!!

The data set consists of 60 patients that have the infectious disease with ages ranging from 35 years of age to 76 years of age for Grady Memorial Hospital.

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As a professional in the real world, you will need to research and understand various aspects of Business applications. Basic statistical analysis can be used to gain an understanding of current problems. This course project will assist you in applying basic statistical principles to a fictional scenario in order to impact the clients being served.

A major client of your company is interested in the salary distributions of jobs in the state of Georgia that range from $40,000 to $120,000 per year. As a Business Analyst your boss asks you to research and analyze the salary distributions. You are given a spreadsheet that contains the following information:

· A listing of the jobs by title

· The salary (in dollars) for each job

The client needs the preliminary findings by the end of the day. So let’s get to work!!!!

The data set consists of 364 records that you will be analyzing from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data set contains a listing of several jobs titles with yearly salaries ranging from approximately $40,000 to $120,000 for the state of Georgia.

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Job Title Salary
Accountants and Auditors 63,910 source: http://www.bls.gov/
Actuaries 84,190
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers 117,110
Administrative Services Managers 94,450
Adult Basic and Secondary Education and Literacy Teachers and Instructors 43,500
Advertising and Promotions Managers 75,710
Advertising Sales Agents 46,100
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians 59,800
Aerospace Engineers 104,730
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes 77,690
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians 44,470
Agricultural Inspectors 43,470
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 92,010
Air Traffic Controllers 94,030
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors 44,890
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers 42,410
Airfield Operations Specialists 52,740
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers 98,480
Anthropologists and Archeologists 43,970
Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate 50,150
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators 56,700
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 75,440
Architectural and Civil Drafters 46,470
Architecture and Engineering Occupations 79,910
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 79,040
Archivists 60,560
Art Directors 76,280
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 57,210
Athletic Trainers 42,330
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 84,390
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 92,630
Audiologists 53,830
Avionics Technicians 56,440
Biomedical Engineers 85,810
Boilermakers 55,870
Broadcast News Analysts 84,830
Brokerage Clerks 43,690
Budget Analysts 73,650
Business and Financial Operations Occupations 66,890
Business Operations Specialists, All Other 77,280
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 78,240
Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products 63,490
Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers 41,910
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels 69,080
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians 44,690
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School 53,190
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School 53,480
Cargo and Freight Agents 45,610
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists 54,170
Chefs and Head Cooks 45,090
Chemical Engineers 92,420
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders 52,430
Chemical Plant and System Operators 52,710
Chemical Technicians 43,370
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 71,100
Chemists 70,740
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 40,580
Chiropractors 80,690
Civil Engineers 71,890
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators 58,870
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 85,800
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers 48,260
Commercial and Industrial Designers 48,120
Commercial Pilots 83,940
Communications Equipment Operators, All Other 40,600
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 64,250
Community and Social Service Occupations 41,400
Community Health Workers 42,490
Compensation and Benefits Managers 87,210
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists 56,600
Compliance Officers 62,600
Computer and Information Research Scientists 103,900
Computer and Information Systems Managers 119,170
Computer and Mathematical Occupations 73,780
Computer Hardware Engineers 99,980
Computer Network Architects 88,400
Computer Network Support Specialists 55,990
Computer Occupations, All Other 83,170
Computer Programmers 80,490
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 91,360
Computer Systems Analysts 79,200
Computer User Support Specialists 45,150
Conservation Scientists 71,400
Construction and Building Inspectors 49,630
Construction Managers 89,680
Continuous Mining Machine Operators 42,760
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door 41,050
Conveyor Operators and Tenders 40,400
Cost Estimators 56,980
Crane and Tower Operators 43,910
Credit Analysts 50,290
Credit Counselors 43,360
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary 57,230
Curators 48,470
Database Administrators 70,120
Dental Hygienists 46,530
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas 44,610
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 57,820
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers 47,760
Dietitians and Nutritionists 46,720
Directors, Religious Activities and Education 41,590
Drafters, All Other 48,090
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 96,290
Economists 104,280
Editors 46,760
Education Administrators, All Other 81,870
Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School 77,880
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 95,040
Education Administrators, Preschool and Childcare Center/Program 61,290
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 57,390
Education, Training, and Library Occupations 45,000
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors 50,820
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers 41,380
Electrical and Electronics Drafters 61,360
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians 56,160
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment 52,450
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment 52,650
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay 63,870
Electrical Engineers 91,040
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 59,730
Electricians 43,200
Electro-Mechanical Technicians 49,150
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 100,310
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 48,970
Elevator Installers and Repairers 67,930
Embalmers 46,100
Emergency Management Directors 67,970
Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other 62,320
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 52,330
Environmental Engineering Technicians 48,520
Environmental Engineers 69,970
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health 42,510
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary 78,700
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 58,640
Epidemiologists 59,130
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 52,530
Exercise Physiologists 43,150
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters 49,580
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 41,190
Farm and Home Management Advisors 49,430
Film and Video Editors 43,940
Financial Analysts 93,970
Financial Clerks, All Other 42,830
Financial Examiners 78,040
Financial Managers 116,110
Financial Specialists, All Other 67,910
Fire Inspectors and Investigators 47,100
Firefighters 40,590
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 55,990
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers 53,470
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 46,170
First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers 57,160
First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand 44,310
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 40,300
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 59,010
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 74,600
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 49,740
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives 62,800
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 55,630
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other 44,570
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators 52,950
Fish and Game Wardens 46,110
Food Service Managers 59,820
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 55,340
Forensic Science Technicians 41,700
Forest and Conservation Technicians 43,210
Foresters 56,020
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary 90,080
Fundraisers 51,930
Funeral Service Managers 53,210
Gaming Supervisors 43,260
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators 56,220
Gas Plant Operators 61,780
General and Operations Managers 119,850
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary 67,430
Geological and Petroleum Technicians 58,700
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 71,260
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors 88,670
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners, All Other 56,990
Health Educators 44,920
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 108,160
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other 43,140
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 63,080
Healthcare Social Workers 44,080
Hearing Aid Specialists 42,170
Historians 62,210
History Teachers, Postsecondary 56,050
Hoist and Winch Operators 54,330
Home Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 71,420
Human Resources Managers 93,630
Human Resources Specialists 58,160
Industrial Engineering Technicians 57,510
Industrial Engineers 81,330
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 48,790
Industrial Production Managers 93,500
Information and Record Clerks, All Other 41,230
Information Security Analysts 78,810
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations 42,340
Instructional Coordinators 65,060
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage 75,530
Insurance Sales Agents 54,050
Insurance Underwriters 52,330
Interior Designers 46,540
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates 58,140
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 47,990
Labor Relations Specialists 50,100
Landscape Architects 72,760
Lawyers 106,790
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic 47,290
Legal Occupations 81,140
Legal Support Workers, All Other 51,570
Librarians 52,340
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary 60,360
Life Scientists, All Other 55,510
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations 58,420
Loading Machine Operators, Underground Mining 41,270
Loan Officers 67,070
Locomotive Engineers 55,900
Logging Workers, All Other 41,940
Logisticians 81,280
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists 55,430
Management Analysts 90,310
Managers, All Other 94,950
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects 57,230
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 58,340
Marketing Managers 111,320
Marriage and Family Therapists 43,780
Materials Engineers 95,030
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 62,740
Mechanical Drafters 52,840
Mechanical Engineering Technicians 51,900
Mechanical Engineers 83,370
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other 66,370
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 52,900
Medical and Health Services Managers 93,750
Medical Equipment Repairers 44,240
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 45,020
Mental Health Counselors 42,720
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders 44,330
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 48,830
Millwrights 43,300
Mine Cutting and Channeling Machine Operators 46,410
Mine Shuttle Car Operators 53,150
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers 81,970
Mining Machine Operators, All Other 45,660
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 40,740
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines 43,340
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic 41,780
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors 40,170
Multimedia Artists and Animators 57,700
Music Directors and Composers 48,190
Natural Sciences Managers 113,650
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 68,990
Nuclear Engineers 110,620
Nuclear Medicine Technologists 55,820
Nuclear Technicians 59,630
Nurse Practitioners 88,320
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary 66,660
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 66,150
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians 49,620
Occupational Therapists 73,260
Occupational Therapy Assistants 55,190
Operations Research Analysts 87,680
Optometrists 96,210
Orthotists and Prosthetists 62,630
Painters, Transportation Equipment 41,180
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 41,360
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 45,510
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic 40,310
Personal Financial Advisors 101,700
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers 54,140
Pharmacists 119,020
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 61,760
Physical Therapist Assistants 53,710
Physical Therapists 83,460
Physician Assistants 88,680
Physicists 108,740
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 78,630
Plant and System Operators, All Other 67,440
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 40,170
Podiatrists 112,230
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers 41,040
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 66,490
Postal Service Clerks 45,400
Postal Service Mail Carriers 49,350
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators 48,360
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents 68,750
Power Distributors and Dispatchers 70,530
Power Plant Operators 60,720
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other 46,990
Private Detectives and Investigators 57,620
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists 43,000
Producers and Directors 50,920
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 46,020
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers 67,390
Psychologists, All Other 86,080
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 68,910
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers 89,080
Public Relations Specialists 47,070
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers 41,850
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products 63,950
Purchasing Managers 104,300
Radiation Therapists 68,470
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers 45,510
Radiologic Technologists 45,460
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers 49,580
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters 52,200
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators 46,320
Real Estate Brokers 70,520
Real Estate Sales Agents 56,600
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 61,300
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians 42,230
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons 47,440
Registered Nurses 55,870
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers 40,590
Respiratory Therapists 46,200
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 41,290
Roof Bolters, Mining 54,150
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas 41,470
Sales Engineers 99,260
Sales Managers 111,910
Sales Representatives, Services, All Other 48,230
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 63,400
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products 79,450
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 50,170
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 82,560
Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining 48,010
Set and Exhibit Designers 54,620
Ship Engineers 69,300
Signal and Track Switch Repairers 52,340
Social and Community Service Managers 61,440
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other 80,010
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary 67,040
Social Workers, All Other 60,040
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 59,760
Software Developers, Applications 91,070
Software Developers, Systems Software 96,290
Soil and Plant Scientists 60,470
Sound Engineering Technicians 41,870
Special Education Teachers, All Other 55,310
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School 50,810
Special Education Teachers, Middle School 52,200
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 52,390
Speech-Language Pathologists 65,140
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators 46,730
Statisticians 58,210
Surveyors 51,410
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders 48,810
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents 53,860
Technical Writers 59,590
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers 50,940
Tire Builders 42,500
Tool and Die Makers 46,750
Training and Development Managers 87,630
Training and Development Specialists 57,180
Transportation Inspectors 65,650
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 86,090
Urban and Regional Planners 58,590
Veterinarians 79,820
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators 42,750
Web Developers 50,610
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products 55,700
Writers and Authors 54,250
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 59,000

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