Introduce yourself to the group and explain your background. Describe your professional goals.
Include what you hope to accomplish by the end of the course. Do you have any experience running statistical analyses in any context?
After reading the Module Overview and Chapter 1 in the textbook, choose something you measure at work or at home. Describe what it is, how you measure it, and why this method does or does not produce precise/reliable and valid measurements. Why is having precise and valid measurements so important?
Textbook link: https://bncvirtual.com/vb_econtent.php?CSID=2O3K3TKKJMSZQMKAKTQUOOSOS&FVCUSNO=37315
Textbook: Basic Biostatistics: Statistics for Public Health Practice, Chapter 1 and Chapter 2
Video about statcrunch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-hMxX3FbiI
About Me
My name is Deanna Buchanan, and I am from a small town called Chester, SC. I have a 11-year-old son and I'm currently working as a patient access consultant. I graduated from Winthrop University in 2011 majoring in Speech Pathology with a minor in Business Administration. I never really got to work in my profession due to the State of SC would not give me my license because I did not have clinical hours. So, I got discourage and started working odd jobs. In 2018 I decided to get my Master's in Higher Education in Administration. I received my degree from SNHU in August 2021. I look for jobs at difference universities but taking those jobs would have been a big pay cut. I been working in the healthcare field since 2012 so I said it made sense to get a degree in the healthcare field. I also have a part time at the hospital working as an ER patient registrar. I do not have any experience in running statistical analyses in any context. As a matter of fact I’m nervous about this class because math is my least favorite subject. I hope to gain knowledge in this course to help me further in life. I do not know what to expect in this course so I’m taking it week by week. My profession goal is to land a good paying job in the healthcare field. The healthcare field is so broad so I’m really stilling deciding what route I want to take.