Self-Study: Comparing Counts (Chi Square)Throughout the course, there will be a self-study Discussion pertaining to an important concept or

 Self-Study: Comparing Counts (Chi Square)

Throughout the course, there will be a self-study Discussion pertaining to an important concept or topic covered within the assigned week. These Discussions are designed to give you the opportunity to collaborate with your peers and faculty, test your knowledge, ask questions, practice research analysis, and assist your peers.  
 
You are not required to post to this forum; however, you are encouraged to post, review the posts of others, as well as answer questions and/or provide clarity and collaboration with your peers. Discussions will be graded as either Complete or Incomplete. 

Resources

Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
Click the weekly resources link to access the resources. 


WEEKLY RESOURCES

Required Resources

· Dang, D., Dearholt, S. L., Bissett, K., Ascenzi, J., & Whalen, M. (2021). Johns Hopkins evidence-based practice for nurses and healthcare professionals: Model & guidelines (4th ed.). Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing.

· Chapter 6, “Evidence of Appraisal: Research” (pp. 254–267) 

· Salkind, N., & Frey, B. (2019). Statistics for people who (think they) hate statistics (7th ed.). SAGE Publications.

· Chapter 5, “Creating Graphs: A Picture Really Is Worth a Thousand Words” (pp. 110–115) 

· Chapter 18, “Chi-Square and Some Other Nonparametric Tests: What to Do When You’re Not Normal” (pp. 337–342, 345–346)

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Document: 
Creating Charts in Excel (Excel)
Download Creating Charts in Excel (Excel)

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Document: 
Critical Assessment, Appendix E: Research Evidence Appraisal Tool (Word document)
Download Critical Assessment, Appendix E: Research Evidence Appraisal Tool (Word document)

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Critical Assessment, Appendix G: Individual Evidence Summary Tool (Word document)
Download Critical Assessment, Appendix G: Individual Evidence Summary Tool (Word document)

Required Media

· Niedz, B. (2024). Inferential comparison of counts (chi square) [Video]. Walden University Canvas.

Optional Resources

· Conner, C. (2018). 

Evaluating the impact of an early warning scoring system in a community hospital settingLinks to an external site.
 (Publication No. 10747387) [Doctoral dissertation, Walden University]. ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global.

· Moradkhani, B., Mollazadeh, S., Niloofar, P., Bashiri, A., & Oghazian, M. B. (2021). 
Association between medication adherence and health-related quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseLinks to an external site.
Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences, 7(1).

· Owusu, M. (2023). 

Language barrier: An unmet challenge for low screening of colorectal cancer among Hispanic Americans in TexasLinks to an external site.
 (Publication No. 30567908) [Doctoral dissertation, Walden University]. ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global.

To prepare:

· Read and view the Learning Resources.

Use this Discussion to collaborate with your peers and faculty as an open office hours/ Q&A forum. 

Post answers to the following:

· Find the Chi Sq in Moradkhani et al. (2021), Conner (2018), or Owusu (2023) from the Optional Resources, and critique its use in the study. 

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