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Kierra Riggs IHP – 340 Dr. Donna Ross October 4, 2020 5-1 Journal: Same Information, Different Uses

Merriam- Webster defines statistics as a branch of mathematics dealing with the collections, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of masses of numerical data. When reviewing the data in the article “Alcohol Consumption Among First-Time Mothers and the Risk of Preterm Birth: A Cohort Study,” the statistic I would use to describe the population would be the maternal age at childbirth. In the study the maternal ages were categorized as “less than 20 years, 20-24 years, 25-29 years, 30-34 years, and 35 years or more (Dale, Bakkateig, Magnus, 2016)” This shows the women in the study were between ages 20 and 35. This statistic best describes the population by using the ages of the participants. It also shows the factor of age and its relation to the amount of alcohol consumed.

My chosen major is Healthcare Administration. Statistics is used in the role of administrator in any career field. The use of statistics as a healthcare administrator help monitor hospitals and office practice conditions and compare them to local competitors. Statistics can also compare on a larger scale; such as, state-wide, nation-wide, and international. Healthcare statistics uncover trends which have the ability to assist in the allocation of public and private funding and help to determine how research efforts should be focused (Bartkowiak, B.A., & Finnegan, B.J. (2004). In order to be an effective administrator,

it is important that I have the knowledge on how to gather the data needed and how to covert that data into statistics to ensure my place of employment is being run as effectively as possible.

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Bartkowiak, B. A., & Finnegan, B. J. (2004). Health statistics. Clinical medicine & research, 2(3), 189–190. https://doi.org/10.3121/cmr.2.3.189

Dale, M. T. G., Bakketeig, L. S., & Magnus, P. (2016). Alcohol consumption among first-time mothers and the risk of preterm birth: a cohort study. Annals of Epidemiology, 26(4), 275–282. https://doi-org.ezproxy.snhu.edu/10.1016/j.annepidem.2015.08.013

Merriam-Webster. (n.d.). Statistics. In Merriam-Webster.com dictionary. Retrieved October 4, 2020, from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/statistics...