MODULE 1
DQ1
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?
DQ2
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.
Statistics
Data
Continuous Data
Discrete Data
Interval Level
Ordinal Data
Nominal Data
Population
Sample
Parameter
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
