NUR 400 Week 10 Discussion

NUR 400 Week 10 Discussion

Various statistical packages are used to analyze quantitative data. Before using this software, the research is required to ensure that their data is clean so that it can be used in preprogrammed commands from the basic to advanced forms of statistical analysis. Besides, they offer useful visualization that helps to interpret data( Wagner,2019). The statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) will be used to analyze quantitative data in the proposed study.                                 The SPSS software is used to conduct quantitative analysis that is based on point and click interface. The software is designed that it can read and write data from statistical packages such as spreadsheets and databases (Ong & Puteh,2017).In determining the impact of the intervention, there will be a comparison of the incidences of hospital readmission before and after implementing follow up intervention. Therefore, the SPSS software will be used to calculate the incident rates. The cases of hospital readmission will be recorded in the electronic health records. The information on the number of patients who will register will be used to calculate the denominators.

Besides, the data that will be collected through the closed-ended questionnaires will be organized in a spreadsheet to be analyzed by the statistical software (Wagner, 2019).  The study further seeks to measure the perceptions of patients and healthcare providers. This is qualitative data, and it needs to be organized for analysis through theming. Interval scales will be used to measure the levels of perception and satisfaction levels of the participants. Moreover, the data will be organized in a spreadsheet to be analyzed by the SPSS software. These measures will ensure that the data is interpreted and conclusions generated.

References

Ong, M. H. A., & Puteh, F. (2017). Quantitative Data Analysis: Choosing Between SPSS, PLS, and AMOS in Social Science Research. International Interdisciplinary Journal of Scientific Research, 3(1), 14-25.

Wagner III, W. E. (2019). Using IBM® SPSS® statistics for research methods and social science statistics. Sage Publications.