What are the stock prices for the last 5 years of Acadia Healthcare. Return on Equity might help you understand their debt but are prices rising? Falling? Are they buying back stock? Their debt ratios are not as bad some going through a pandemic. Deliverable 5 – Hypothesis Tests for Two Samples

Assignment Content

Competency
Evaluate hypothesis tests for population parameters from two populations.


Dealing with Two Populations
Inferential statistics involves forming conclusions about a population parameter. We do so by constructing confidence intervals and testing claims about a population mean and other statistics. Typically, these methods deal with a sample from one population. We can extend the methods to situations involving two populations (and there are many such applications). This deliverable looks at two scenarios.


Concept being Studied
Your focus is on hypothesis tests and confidence intervals for two populations using two samples, some of which are independent and some of which are dependent. These concepts are an extension of hypothesis testing and confidence intervals which use statistics from one sample to make conclusions about population parameters.


What to Submit
Your research and analysis should be presented on the spreadsheet provided.

How does your education connect to your professional career?

Career: Realtor/Real estate agent

Education/Degrees obtained

ASSOCIATE IN ARTS IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

The Associate in Arts in Business Administration program focuses on developing fundamental business skills in accounting, finance, ethics and marketing. Upon completion of the program, students will be prepared to make business decisions that are ethical and support the organization’s mission and vision through collaboration with internal and external stakeholders. This program will prepare students for careers in business.

BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION/ HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CONCENTRATION

The Bachelor of Business Administration prepares graduates for a wide range of managerial positions in business, government, and nonprofit organizations. Business administration students acquire fundamental, practical and professional skills in all phases of business including decision-making and problem-solving. The program also provides a strong liberal arts component that develops communications skills, information literacy, abstract thinking and critical analysis while fostering historical, political and social awareness.

The Human Resources Management Concentration will examine the roles and functions of human resources professionals. Students will focus on staffing, development planning, compensation and global human resource management. Students will be prepared for careers seeking human resource professionals in a variety of industries.

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

The Master of Science in Human Resource Management program prepares graduates to become leaders, now and in the future, in the human resource departments of their organizations. It teaches students to align human resource principles in supporting with organizational goals and strategies to deliver business results. The program covers key topics such as strategic human resource management, leadership and organizational behavior, ethics, employment law and human resource information systems.

Assignment

(Note from me: you have already help with the main part of the assignment. The part that I want you to work on now is to help me responds to two post from to different colleagues. I have attached their post so read it and give a respond to their post. Just a page or less will be fine as long as it meets the discussion)

· During a break at work, you and a colleague are discussing health policy issues (because—(a) you always take your breaks on time; and (b) you and your colleagues are always discussing health policy during your breaks). 😁

· Your colleague says to you:

· “Okay, so for as long as I can remember, health reform proposals have focused on what’s ‘realistic’ and on the need to make compromises. The Affordable Care Act has accomplished some good things, but millions of people are still uninsured. And the ACA is constantly under attack; now the Supreme Court might invalidate it altogether. Maybe being “realistic” was a mistake—progress is so slow, and we might end up with nothing at all. We should just push for a single-payer plan, like Medicare For All.”

· Do you agree or disagree? How would you respond?

Initial Post Due: Wednesday by

Responses Due: Sunday by

· Respond to at least (2) of your colleague’s postings over the course of the week to continue the dialogue. 

DISCUSSION POSTER 1

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), which was signed into law back in 2010 has faced some legal challenges since its implementation. However, at this point it seems highly unlikely that the Supreme Court will invalidate the ACA. It has survived multiple lawsuits and many legislative and executive attempts to repeal or reduce its impact. According to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, “The Supreme Court Ruled in June 2021 that the challengers to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) lacked standing, effectively throwing out the lawsuit argued by 18 Republican state attorneys general and the Trump administration” (ACA, 2021). While the ACA is an imperfect system, shutting it down at this point would cause a great deal of harm to many people who are currently insured. According to the Urban Institute, “Striking down the ACA would have increased the number of uninsured people by 21 million, or 69 percent” (Blumberg, 2020). The Urban Institute also argues that eliminating the law would end the Medicaid expansions, and terminate other important protections that the law provides such as preventing limits on coverage, and the coverage of young adults on parents’ plans until age 26 as well as many other benefits provided by the ACA (Blumberg, 2020). 

     Since the ACA is unlikely to be overturned it seems that reversing course and pushing for a single-payer plan may cause more damage than benefit at this point. While there is still a need for more health care reform in the United States the issue is very complex. There is also much perplexity in what a single-payer system constitutes. Some people confuse the idea of single-payer and universal coverage which are not really the same thing to my understanding. Universal health coverage just means every person has individual health coverage, this can be from a government system or private health insurance system. While the single-payer system typically refers to a government being responsible for paying for health care claims generally out of tax revenues. Today in the United States there is a combination of single payer coverage like Medicaid, and people being covered by employer plans or market plans like the ACA but universal coverage is not achieved. In Canada universal coverage for basic health exists and it is a single-payer system, but according to Montgomery in Verywellhealth, “Two-thirds of Canadians purchase supplemental private coverage for dental, vision, and prescription drugs because the government-run plan doesn’t provide those benefits”(Montgomery, 2021). To me neither situation seems ideal for the citizens. Examining the systems in countries who claim to have universal coverage for their citizens and have a combination of single payer and private health insurers may be a better example for us to follow. 

     I know many people believe we already have the single payer system in place in the United States via Medicare. Medicare for All is frequently touted as a single-payer plan, but the current “Medicare program itself is not a single-payer plan, It is a multi-payer program that includes a government run plan, enrollee premiums, and an array of private insurance options, and significant beneficiary cost-sharing requirements” (Blumberg, 2019). In the United Kingdom (U.K.) citizens have universal coverage with a single-payer system. “Since the government owns most of the hospitals and employs the medical providers. Funding for the U.K. National Health service (NHS) comes from tax revenue. Residents can purchase private health insurance if they want. It can be used for elective procedures in private hospitals or to gain faster access to care without the waiting period that might otherwise be imposed” (Montgomery, 2021).  Since it appears that in the U.K. there is a multitiered system that benefits the wealthier citizens it doesn’t seem all that appealing to me. I really think the solution to our healthcare delivery system in the United States is very complex and needs a solution that covers the diverse needs of its citizens and not a one size fits all plan. 

References

ACA survives legal challenge, protecting coverage for tens of millions. Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. (2021). https://www.cbpp.org/research/health/aca-survives-legal-challenge-protecting-coverage-for-tens-of-millions  

Blumberg, L. J., & Holahan, J. (2019). The Pros and cons of single-payer health plans. Urban Institute. https://www.urban.org/sites/default/files/publication/99918/pros_and_cons_of_a_single-payer_plan.pdf  

Blumberg, L. J., Simpson, M., Buettgens, M., Banthin, J., & Holahan, J. (2020). The potential effects of a Supreme Court decision to overturn the Affordable Care Act: Updated estimates. Urban Institute. https://www.urban.org/research/publication/potential-effects-supreme-court-decision-overturn-affordable-care-act-updated-estimates  

Montgomery, K. (2021). Difference between universal coverage and a single-payer system. Verywell Health. https://www.verywellhealth.com/difference-between-universal-coverage-and-single-payer-system-1738546  

DISCUSSION POSTER 2

I honestly am not sure how I would respond, due to the fact that I do not know the ins and outs of health policies and how to pass a bill as larg as the one needed for this. However, America does need to do better to help its citizens afford healthcare. I feel like because our healthcare system is just a big business anyways, having one source of insurance like “Medicare For All” would just end up a dictatorship or completely do a one-eighty and make us a completely socialist society. The Affordable Care Act provided us with a great foundation in my opinion, but it just kind of failed us in the end. In reality, this dream will probably never happen. An article I read basically sums it up by saying, “With health care costs at 18% of the gross domestic product and the number of uninsured persons once again increasing, finding a policy approach that insures more individuals while attenuating projected increases in health care spending remains a goal that has been elusive for more than 5 decades of US policy making”().

References:

Schulman KA, Milstein A. The Implications of “Medicare for All” for US Hospitals. JAMA. 2019;321(17):1661–1662. doi:10.1001/jama.2019.3134 

Touchstone: Analyzing Your Personal Finances

SCENARIO: Three months have passed since you created your first financial plan (i.e., the Unit 2 Touchstone). In that time, your budget has gone through some changes. The good news is that your income has increased because of your strong performance at work. However, health care and miscellaneous costs have gone up along with your earnings. You will need to reallocate your monthly budget based on these changes to see how you’re progressing toward your original savings goal.

While you appreciate numbers and figures, you also know that a strong financial analysis needs visual information. As part of your progress check, you’ve committed to creating a set of graphs that you can share with your financial advisor.

ASSIGNMENT: This assignment has two parts. In part 1, you will analyze personal finance data based on the scenario described above. You’ll use your problem solving and agility skills to balance three monthly budgets, and you’ll use your technology skill to graph the spending allocations in each of them. Finally, you’ll sharpen all three skills as you calculate and graph the progress you’re making toward your original savings goal.

In part 2, you will answer reflection questions about the decisions you made, identify how to create more savings opportunities, and make predictions about life and economic impacts that could affect the future of your plan.

For this assignment, you will:

Create three monthly budgets and perform a personal financial analysis using Microsoft Excel.

Summarize changes in expenditures between budgets.

Show the results of the analysis using appropriate graphs in Excel.

Explain how the graph types you have selected will help your financial advisor understand the data.

Discuss the results of the financial analysis including savings achievements, future budget modifications, and life impacts that could derail the budget in the coming year.

Reflect on what the analysis might reasonably look like in one year, accounting for economic factors such as inflation and the consumer price index.

Download the Excel template below, which further breaks down the steps involved in this assignment. You will return the completed template as your Touchstone submission.

In discussing the IoT state of the Union Topic, Please respond to the following questions?

How can you generate value from the data transmitted through the connected devices and how would you manage this data?

the Internet of things data is noisy and contains gaps and false readings. Please describe how would you filter process transform and enrich this data and would it be possible to store this data in standard tables with rows and columns? 

describe the process for analyzing data generated from the Internet of things connected devices? please name some of the analytic devices out there?

Very Important Instructions:

Not more 350 words. 

Give examples of systems in which it may make sense to use traditional file processing instead of a database approach. 

If you were designing a Web-based system to make airline reservations and to sell airline tickets, which DBMS Architecture would you choose from   

–Print server

–File server

–D B M S server

–Web server

–Email server 

Why? Why would the other architectures not be a good choice?

250-300 words for each question. There must be at least one APA formatted reference (and APA in-text citation) to support the thoughts in the post as needed.  Do not use direct quotes, rather rephrase the author’s words and continue to use in-text citations.