Discusccion5 BIGdata

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Autocorrelation refers to the degree of correlation between the values of the same variables across different observations in the data. Discuss atleast one (1) problem with autocorrelation and provide one (1) time series example of your own that illustrates autocorrelation. 

DQ requirement: Note that the requirement is to post your initial response no later than Thursday and you must post two additional post during the week (Sunday). I recommend your initial posting to be between 200-to-300 words. The replies to fellow students and to the professor should range between 100-to-150 words. All initial posts must contain a properly formatted in-text citation and scholarly reference.

Label your discussion properly.

Continuous Quality Improvement Using A Social Marketing Approach

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The purpose of this assignment is to apply social marketing tactics to a continuous quality improvement approach within a health care context.

Social marketing (not to be confused with social media marketing) is a process that utilizes marketing principles and techniques to influence the target audience to adopt positive voluntary behavioral changes.

For this assignment, you will be looking at aspects of social marketing in greater depth to draw connections between this approach and continuous quality improvement in health care. Identify an aspect of patient care in need of quality improvement and error reduction at the health care facility where you work or at one with which you are familiar (e.g., medical error reduction, surgical error reduction, appropriate utilization, pharmaceutical accuracy).

Create a 10-12 slide PowerPoint presentation (not including a reference slide), with detailed speaker notes, that addresses the following components of your social marketing approach to continuous quality improvement (CQI):

  1. Describe the problem and present your proposal for a quality-improvement-based solution.
  2. Conduct a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) analysis on your proposal for improvement.
  3. Describe the target audience whose behavior you are aiming to positively influence. Be specific.
  4. Present specific objectives and goals you would like to achieve. Draw connections between the implementation of quality improvement strategies and error reduction.
  5. Identify factors surrounding the implementation of your improvement proposal that could positively or negatively sway the target audience’s behavior. These could be motivating reasons for the target audience to adopt your recommendations or potential barriers to implementation that may discourage or dissuade them from complying.
  6. Describe how you intend to strategically market your proposal to the target audience.
  7. Describe how you plan to monitor and evaluate the success of your quality improvement strategies.
  8. Describe what type of financial backing you will need in order to implement your proposal and any budgetary restraints that could present an obstacle to the execution of your improvement strategies.
  9. Present an implementation plan to put your proposal into action.

Cite at least three references, including the textbook.

Refer to the resource, “Creating Effective PowerPoint Presentations,” located in the Student Success Center, for additional guidance on completing this assignment in the appropriate style.

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

What were the key developments that explain America’s rapid expansion across the continent in the post civil war years?” “Which factor do you think was the most important and why?

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For this discussion you are to post a response to the following question. “What were the key developments that explain America’s rapid expansion across the continent in the post civil war years?” “Which factor do you think was the most important and why?”

Note the due date for posting your answer to the discussion question is Thursday, February 6th. The due date for posting responses to classmates in Saturday, February 8th.

Your answer should be no shorter than 250 words. After you answer this question you must return to this discussion assignment several times during the week and respond to the postings of your fellow classmates. A minimum of two such responses are required. If you post only the minimum number of responses you will earn no more than a B for this discussion assignment. The more responses you post together with the quality of the work on your answer to the discussion question will determine your score on this assignment.

If this is your first time using Canvas’ discussion feature here are directions for using this tool. When you get to the discussion page (the one you are viewing now) you want to read over the question. When you are ready to submit your answer you want to click the reply button at the bottom and then post your answer. You will need to return to the discussion section over the next few days to read over what your classmates’ have posted and then enter your responses to their postings. You do that by simply clicking on the reply button at the end of their posting.

Discussion Post Agricultural Ecology

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I would like for you to post a recent news article (last 3 years) that highlights Florida water issues. Look for an article involving:

  • Heavy demand of water by commercial, real estate, and agricultural development that have put pressure on natural resources.
  • Environmental consequences of the depletion of groundwater resources.
  • Water use strategies designed to  balance water use
  • Water quality debate between environmental and agricultural interest groups

You should summarize the article, provide a link, and also relevant background information regarding the issue (which may require additional research and citation). Comment on whether you were aware of this issue prior to this assignment and your opinion on it.  You must also include a question in every post directed at your classmates.