.What is the basic design or type of study you have used to investigate your hypothesis? Explain how you would collect your data?

hoose an epidemiology topic you would like to study. The topic should relate to a diverse (in terms of ethnicity, nationality, or another factor) population. In APA style, write a paper just as if you had actually conducted the study. It must include the elements as outlined below. The paper should be no longer than 4-6 pages of text. Include Title and References pages.

1.Write the purpose of your study along with 2-3 sentences elaborating on the problem and significance of the problem related to the purpose. You may use supporting evidence from other published work to explain or support the problem you are describing (5 points).

2.Write at least 2 research questions related to the purpose of the study. Be explicit rather than vague (2 points).

3.Write a null and an alternative hypothesis for each of these two questions. 4 points)

4.(From this point on, deal with just one of your two research questions.) Identify and explain the dependent and independent variables, as well as the type of data used to measure the variables (4 points)

5.Describe your subjects you have included in this study, including the number of subjects used in the study. Describe all the characteristics and factors of the subjects that are relevant to the purpose of the study (5 points)

6.What is the basic design or type of study you have used to investigate your hypothesis? Explain how you would collect your data? (5) points)

7.Select the statistical test needed to test the null hypothesis. The selected statistical test must be selected from the ones reviewed in this course, unless you have permission from your course instructor to use a different test. Explain why you selected the test and how you have analyzed the variables. State in general terms (not actual numbers) what your results were from the statistical analyses, and whether they led you to reject or fail to reject your null hypothesis. (10 points)

8.What ethical issues or bias need to be taken into consideration with this study? Please explain (5 points)

9.State the implications of these findings for healthcare practice. Discuss the impact these results would have on clinical practice and healthcare policy. You may use any published work to give support to your discussion (10 points).