18 Oct Robert and Jenna Smith’s 2nd child has Down Syndrome. Philip is 14 years old. He has a sibling that is older and one younger. 15 year old sister, Lucy and a little brother Danny who is 10 years old.

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Robert and Jenna Smith's 2nd child has Down Syndrome. Philip is 14 years old. He has a sibling that is older and one younger. 15 year old sister, Lucy and a little brother Danny who is 10 years old. As all 14 year olds he...

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18 Oct You are called to the room and find Michael 2 hours old has been very irritable and spitting up large amounts of formula. He is very jittery.

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You are called to the room and find Michael 2 hours old has been very irritable and spitting up large amounts of formula. He is very jittery. You do not know the maternal history before coming into the room so you advise the mother that...

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18 Oct Mary’s 1st baby was delivered via c/section due to the baby being in the breech position. She is requesting a VBAC (vaginal birth after c/section) for this her second baby.

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Mary's 1st baby was delivered via c/section due to the baby being in the breech position. She is requesting a VBAC (vaginal birth after c/section) for this her second baby. By ultrasound this baby is in the vertex position. In reviewing the postoperative report from...

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18 Oct An 18 year old Primigravida presents to Labor And Delivery with what appears to be active labor. Upon questioning, you discover she has received no prenatal care.

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Labor Management For this weeks Discussion Post only write your inital and response post to Group B Preterm Labor content highlighted in red ink. Complete the discussion in Group A or B as assigned by the instructor and then respond to the alternate group. All students...

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18 Oct Emergency Contraception

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For this weeks Discussion Post only write your inital and response post to Emergency Contraception content highlighted in red ink. All students are required to review all posts for general knowledge. Keep in mind that you will earn points for your initial discussion posts, as...

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18 Oct Hypothesis Testing and Inference

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Hypothesis Testing and Inference This assignment focuses on estimation and hypothesis testing with one-sample and two-sample inferences.   The essence of parametric testing is the use of standard normal distribution tables of probabilities. For each exercise, there will be a sample problem that shows how the calculations are...

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18 Oct Certain basic assumptions are necessary to allow for the statistical analysis of public health data. However, the validity of these assumptions can be affected by the sample size being analyzed.

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Sample Size and Statistical Assumptions Certain basic assumptions are necessary to allow for the statistical analysis of public health data. However, the validity of these assumptions can be affected by the sample size being analyzed. The purpose of this assignment is to refresh your knowledge of...

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18 Oct Analyze the relationship of risk (of an illness) to exposure in public health regression analyses.

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ORs and RRs This assignment will help you analyze the relationship of risk (of an illness) to exposure in public health regression analyses. Both ORs and RRs can be used to demonstrate the relationship between exposure and risk. However, each has its own advantages and disadvantages....

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18 Oct Coefficient of Determination

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Coefficient of Determination The purpose of this assignment is to learn about the coefficient of determination (R2) statistic as a measure of the fit of a regression line.   R2 is a statistical measure of how close the data are to a fitted regression line. In general, the...

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18 Oct Statistics for Contingency

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Statistics for Contingency Tables The purpose of this assignment is to learn about categorical data and the statistics used to analyze this type of data.   You can expect to research and provide your own definitions of these concepts. You will also discuss in what situations to use...

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