Science, and the pursuit of knowledge, has always been fascinating to me. I feel there is no greater accomplishment than to be able to analyze a problem, understand it, and implement a solution for the greater good. Because of this intrinsic need in people to make advances in scientific knowledge, the process of conducting research has been well developed. Following these guidelines in module one, I developed an experimental randomized trial to study the effects of telehealth on 30 day readmission rates in cancer patients. Moreover, to assist in identifying the population of people that would benefit the most from the randomized trial, the project would benefit from a case finding survey to identify the cancer patients at greatest risk of readmission. The concept of error, the most relevant terms in module two to my study, as well as the design of a brief survey to enhance the study will be explored. Error
The terms in Module 2 reminded me of learning a foreign language. There is a word or concept for everything, you just have to learn how and when to apply them. The concept of greatest interest to me is how to reduce the chance of error. According to Blessing and Forister (2013), there are two types of error to take into consideration. Random error happens most when the sample size is not sufficient. For example, if you only have 10 subjects in your study, there is a s...
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...ut and design of the study need careful consideration, as well as being courteous to the amount of time it will take to complete the survey. Finally, it is important to remember to design the survey to answer a specific question with the overall goal of expanding scientific knowledge.
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