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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//ABISOURCE//DTD XHTML plus AWML 2.2//EN" "http://www.abisource.com/2004/xhtml-awml/xhtml-awml.mod"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:awml="http://www.abisource.com/2004/xhtml-awml/"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="application/xhtml+xml; charset=UTF-8" /> <title> Abiword HTML Document </title> </head> <body> <div> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%;border:0.00pt solid #000000;border-collapse:collapse;empty-cells:show;table-layout:fixed"> <tr> <td rowspan="" colspan="" style="padding: 0.00pt;background-color:#003399;border:0.00pt solid #000000"> <p> <span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:'Arial';color:#ffffff">Descriptive Analysis Assignment</span> <a name="_GoBack"> </a> </p> </td> <td rowspan="" colspan="" style="padding: 0.00pt;background-color:#003399;border:0.00pt solid #000000"> <p> </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2" colspan="2" style="padding: 0.00pt;border:0.00pt solid #000000"> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">Many useful sources of statistical data are available in the public domain on the internet. The United States Center for Disease Control, for example, provides online access to their</span><a href="http://wonder.cdc.gov/"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">WONDER</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'"> (</span><span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">W</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">ide-ranging</span><span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">On</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">line</span><span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">D</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">ata for</span><span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">E</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">pidemiologic</span><span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">R</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">esearch) databases of public health data.</span> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">For this assignment, you will be using the ad-hoc query and reporting tools provided on this site to summarize cancer mortality rates. Choose a state, and then collect and present information that answers the following questions:</span> </p> <span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">Did cancer deaths in your chosen state increase or decrease from year to year between 1999 and 2005?</span><span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">How do the 2005 cancer deaths in your chosen state compare to 2005 cancer deaths in four other U.S. states? (You may choose any four states you want for the comparison.)?</span><span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">How do the 2005 cancer deaths in that state break down according to race?</span> <p> </p> <p> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">You can use any state you wish, just use the same state throughout.</span> </p> <p> </p> <p> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">To answer each question:</span> </p> <p> </p> <span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">Use the “Request Form” to specify suitable query criteria to get a result set that best answers the question.</span> <ul awml:style="List Paragraph"> <li> <span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">Supply a title that accurately describes the data you're requesting. Submit the query.</span><span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">Browse the result set and capture screen shots of the:</span> </li> <li> <span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">Result set, and paste it into the assignment document you will be submitting.</span> </li> <li> <span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">Query criteria (at the bottom of the results page) and paste it into the document</span><span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">Generate a map or a chart to visually present your results. You can select whatever type of chart (e.g. bar chart, pie chart, line chart, map, etc.) you think most clearly presents the data.</span> </li> <li> <span></span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">Capture a screen shot of the chart and paste it into the assignment document you will be submitting</span> </li> </ul> <p> </p> <p> <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">Watch the</span><a href="http://repo.pmi.edu/online/Master_Documents/MTH310_Research_Statistics/Lesson_3/Wonder_Database/video/player.html"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">video instructions</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'"> for using the WONDER database. If you need help capturing screenshots, you can get instructions for</span><a href="http://graphicssoft.about.com/cs/general/ht/winscreenshot.htm"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">Windows</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'"> and</span><a href="http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/screencapturemac/ht/macscreenshot.htm"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">Macintosh</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">. You</span><span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'">MUST submit ALL of the screenshots described</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'"> (3 screenshots per question, 9 total) to get credit for each question.</span> </p> <p> </p> <p style="margin-left:9.000000pt"> </p> <p style="margin-left:9.000000pt"> </p> <p style="margin-left:9.000000pt"> </p> <p style="margin-left:9.000000pt"> </p> <p> <span style="font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Arial'"></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p> </p> </div> </body></html> ">
