WK2,7009
Instructions
The purpose of this assignment is to assess your understanding of developing testable research questions from secondary data.
As an administrator of a healthcare organization that prides itself on being one of the best centers that address healthcare issues related to chronic diseases, you and your organization collect very rich patient data. To improve the healthcare service that your organization provides for the patients who walk through your door, you and your board decide it will be a good idea to study:
- Differences between age groups (categorical/nominal) variable in terms of the cost of care
- Relationship between age (continuous interval variable) variable in terms of cost of care
To advance this idea, you were charged with developing two well-written research questions for this endeavor. Make sure the research questions are specific enough to be researchable. Use the elements in the ice cream cone model as a guide. For each research question, write a brief narrative (1-2 pages) explaining the elements/concepts in your research question and why you chose to state your question the way you did.
Length: 2-4 pages, not including title and reference pages
References: Include a minimum of 3 scholarly resources
Your paper should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course and provide new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards.
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Week 2 – Assignment 1: Associate Research Concept
and Research Question
Instructions
The purpose of this assignment is to assess your understanding of developing testable
research questions from secondary data.
As an administrator of a healthcare organization that prides itself on being one of the best
centers that address healthcare issues related to chronic diseases, you and your organization
collect very rich patient data. To improve the healthcare service that your organization
provides for the patients who walk through your door, you and your board decide it will be a
good idea to study:
Differences between age groups (categorical/nominal) variable in terms of the cost of
care
Relationship between age (continuous interval variable) variable in terms of cost of
care
To advance this idea, you were charged with developing two well-written research questions
for this endeavor. Make sure the research questions are specific enough to be researchable.
Use the elements in the ice cream cone model as a guide. For each research question, write a
brief narrative (1-2 pages) explaining the elements/concepts in your research question and
why you chose to state your question the way you did.
Length: 2-4 pages, not including title and reference pages
References: Include a minimum of 3 scholarly resources
Your paper should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts
presented in the course and provide new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic.
Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards. Be sure to adhere
to Northcentral University’s Academic Integrity Policy.
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