Applied Statistics Responses
Applied Statistics Responses
Applied Statistics Responses
Vera Brito Delgado
St. Thomas University
Applied Statistics. STA 2023 AP1
Instructor
03/16/2023
Statistics encompasses collecting, analyzing, interpreting, and presenting empirical data (Bayot & Abdelgawad, 2022). Based on life experiences, statistics are vital to daily life, particularly in understanding general patterns and trends. Utilize statistics to determine changes in the patient’s weight over a month. Apart from taking daily weight measurements, we can attain an average weight over one month or year while determining any decrease or increase in weight for appropriate intervention. The statistics can also be used to determine the amount of money spent on grocery store purchases every week. Budgeting is essential, and statistics help to estimate future shopping expenses. Statistics is util to determine the weather and choose the ideal clothing for the day. Using probability, we can ascertain whether the weather will be cold or warm. Statistics is essential when investing money in stocks by establishing growth potential. 
As a nurse, statistics is central to every aspect of nursing care. Statistics are utilized to determine trends in the patient flow, acuity levels, discharge levels, and length of stay. Statistics helps nurses calculate medication timing using frequency data sheets or charts (Bayot & Abdelgawad, 2022). Statistics is also crucial to evidence-based practice in nursing. Through statistics, we can read, understand, and interpret statistical findings in research and apply the evidence to current practice (Aggarwal, 2018).
Moreover, statistics improve patient care, particularly in triaging and prioritizing patient care for patients who need immediate medical intervention. Statistics are also fundamental in helping nurses interpret descriptive statistics, including percentiles, range, standard deviation, mean, and median (Guetterman, 2019). In nursing research, statistics is integral to accurate data analysis and the presentation of findings to improve nursing practice and patient outcomes.
References
Aggarwal, R. (2018). Statistical literacy for healthcare professionals: Why is it important? Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, 21(4), 349. https://doi.org/10.4103/aca.aca_177_18 Links to an external site.
Guetterman, T. C. (2019). Basics of statistics for primary care research. Family Medicine and Community Health, 7(2), e000067. https://doi.org/10.1136/fmch-2018-000067 Links to an external site.
Statistics – StatPearls – NCBI bookshelf. (2022, May 8). National Center for Biotechnology Information. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK538315/ Links to an external site.
