Discussion Question
Using the Excel Sheet and descriptive statistics page; you will write up your analysis for the 20 participants.
This week, you learned about the statistical software applications used to analyze data for research analysis. For this week’s discussion, you will use Excel sheet provide to run descriptive statistics, create graphs and respond to the following:
- How could you use Excel descriptive statistics for data analysis research?
- What are your plans for learning more about Excel and how will the information you learned about this software be of benefit in your future analysis of research data?
Refer to this week’s readings and video tutorials before starting this two part discussion question assignment
3/4/22, 10:45 AM Rubric Assessment – NSG6101-Nursing Research Methods CP02 – South University
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NSG6101 Discussion Rubric (20 Points) – Version
1.0
Course: NSG6101-Nursing Research Methods CP02
Participation
No
Submission
0 points
Emerging (F-
D: 1-2)
2 points
Satisfactory
(C)
3 points
Proficient (B)
4 points
Exemplary (A:)
5 points
Criterion
Score
Discuss
your library
search
strategies
and briefly
summarize
the
literature
you
reviewed.
Focus your
discussion
on the
“problem”
and how the
literature
you
identified
provides
evidence of
the
existence of
the problem.
/ 5Student did
not submit
assignment
Student
provided an
under-
developed
description of
the for
problem with
little or no
analysis of
supportive
evidence for
the problem
identified.
Student
provided a
minimally
developed
description of
of problem
with limited
analysis of
supportive
evidence for
the problem
identified.
Student
provided a
developed
description of
the required
elements for
for the
problem
identified with
reasonable
analysis of
concepts and
related issues.
Student
provided a
fully
developed
description of
the required
the “problem”
and how the
literature you
identified
provides
evidence of
the existence
of the
problem.
3/4/22, 10:45 AM Rubric Assessment – NSG6101-Nursing Research Methods CP02 – South University
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Participation
No
Submission
0 points
Emerging (F-
D: 1-2)
2 points
Satisfactory
(C)
3 points
Proficient (B)
4 points
Exemplary (A:)
5 points
Criterion
Score
Include in
your
discussion a
potential
innovation
that you
might
consider as
a solution to
the problem
identified.
/ 5
Include
citations/ref
erences in
APA style
format,
using
citations
where
appropriate.
/ 5
Student did
not submit
assignment.
Student
provided a
under-
developed
discussion of
how the
problem and
solution are
viable with
little or no
analysis of
concepts and
related issues.
Student
provided a
minimally
developed
discussion of
how selected
innovation
with limited
analysis of
concepts and
related issues.
Student
provided a
developed
discussion of
potential
innovations no
older than 5
years since
publication
with
reasonable
analysis of
concepts and
related issues.
Student
provided a
fully
developed
discussion of
potential
innovation for
problem
identified.
Student did
not submit
assignment.
Demonstrates
limited
sentence,
paragraph, and
essay level
skills. Has
limited use of
evidence with
few or no
sources to
support the
content. Does
not meet the
graduate level
of writing and
does not meet
the minimum
requirement.
Demonstrates
limited APA
formatting
with multiple
formatting
errors.
Demonstrates
minimally
developed
sentence,
paragraph, and
essay level
skills.
Minimally
meets the
graduate level
with several
writing issues
and meets the
minimum
reference
requirement.
Demonstrates
minimally
developed
APA
formatting
with several
formatting
errors.
Demonstrates
developed
sentence,
paragraph, and
essay level
skills. Meets
the graduate
level with
minimal
writing issues
and exceeds
the minimum
reference
requirement.
Demonstrates
developed
APA
formatting
with minimal
formatting
errors.
Demonstrates
fully
developed
sentence,
paragraph and
essay level
skills. Meets
the graduate
level with no
writing issues
and exceeds
the minimum
reference
requirement.
Demonstrates
fully
developed
APA
formatting
with no errors.
Writing
No
Submission
0 points
Emerging (F-
D: 1-2)
2 points
Satisfaction
(C)
3 points
Proficient (B)
4 points
Exemplary (A)
5 points
Criterion
Score
3/4/22, 10:45 AM Rubric Assessment – NSG6101-Nursing Research Methods CP02 – South University
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Total / 20
Overall Score
Writing
No
Submission
0 points
Emerging (F-
D: 1-2)
2 points
Satisfaction
(C)
3 points
Proficient (B)
4 points
Exemplary (A)
5 points
Criterion
Score
Participation
No later
than by the
end of the
week,
review and
comment on
the
discussion
question
responses
posted by at
least two of
your peers.
/ 5Student did
not submit
assignment.
Demonstrates
limited
sentence,
paragraph, and
essay level
skills. Has
limited use of
evidence with
few or no
sources to
support the
content. Does
not meet the
graduate level
of writing and
does not meet
the minimum
requirement.
Demonstrates
limited APA
formatting
with multiple
formatting
errors.
Demonstrates
minimally
developed
sentence,
paragraph, and
essay level
skills.
Minimally
meets the
graduate level
with several
writing issues
and meets the
minimum
reference
requirement.
Demonstrates
minimally
developed
APA
formatting
with several
formatting
errors.
Demonstrates
developed
sentence,
paragraph, and
essay level
skills. Meets
the graduate
level with
minimal
writing issues
and exceeds
the minimum
reference
requirement.
Demonstrates
developed
APA
formatting
with minimal
formatting
errors.
Demonstrates
fully
developed
sentence,
paragraph and
essay level
skills. Meets
the graduate
level with no
writing issues
and exceeds
the minimum
reference
requirement.
Demonstrates
fully
developed
APA
formatting
with no errors.
No
Submission
0 points
minimum
Emerging (F to D
Range)
1 point minimum
Satisfactory (C
Range)
14 points minimum
Proficient (B
Range)
16 points
minimum
Exemplary (A
Range)
18 points
minimum
