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  The Case: IRBs in Conflict   you are presented with a case, please see below.  Review the case and answer the following questions.  Your answers can be bulleted. 1. In your introductory statement, include your position on whether or not the IRB should approve the study. (5 points) 2. What are the ethical issues […]

  For this week’s discussion you are asked to create a 3-5 paragraph “introduction” in which you describe and discuss the need for an organization’s implementation of network defense technologies. Your narrative should include discuss of the use of these technologies to implement controls from the (SC) family of security controls. You should identify and […]

  Lambert, E. G., Paoline, E. A., & Hogan, N. L. (2006). The impact of centralization and formalization on correctional staff job satisfaction and organizational commitment: An exploratory study. Criminal Justice Studies, 19(1), 23–44. (Reading 1 in the Giblin Book) Armstrong, G. S., (2012). Factors to consider for optimal span of control in community supervision […]

  Compose a 2-3 page paper to answer the following questions: What specific actions can you take as an APN to assist in attaining two or more of the four goals in the plan?    What aspects of health information technology will assist you, or will be an obstacle, in your endeavors?  What changes are […]

  In this module, we read about the current crime and policy landscape nationally, in particular, recent crime trends and the growth in all parts of the criminal justice system. The chapter by Mears emphasizes that there is little research to support current policies and, just as importantly, that little is known about the implementation […]

General directions for the discussion: There are two (2) questions for this discussion. Please choose one of the questions for your initial posting. You are required to respond to at least one of your peers. You must respond to a different discussion question than the one you have answered. You are also required to include […]

The Mann-Whitney U Test is a nonparametric version of the independent samples t-test. The test primarily deals with two independent samples that contain ordinal data. The following example explained the comparison between the nonparametric versus parametric tests. Select the best choice for the analysis and explain the reason. Review Module 4, if needed. Remember the […]

In a prior example we evaluated data from a survey of university graduates which assessed, among other things, how frequently they exercised. The survey was completed by 470 graduates. In the prior example we used the χ2 goodness-of-fit test to assess whether there was a shift in the distribution of responses to the exercise question following […]

A randomized trial is designed to evaluate the effectiveness of a newly developed pain reliever designed to reduce pain in patients following joint replacement surgery. The trial compares the new pain reliever to the pain reliever currently in use (called the standard of care). A total of 100 patients undergoing joint replacement surgery agreed to […]

Here’s an example where the Poisson distribution was used in a maternity hospital to work out how many births would be expected during the night. The hospital had 3000 deliveries each year, so if these happened randomly around the clock 1000 deliveries would be expected between the hours of midnight and 8.00 a.m. This is […]