MATH225
Week 3 Lab Assignment
Name: Instructor Name:
Please use this template to help answer the questions listed in the
lab instructions. The “parts” below refer to the parts listed in the
lab instructions. Type your answers and post your screenshots in
the spaces given below. Then, save this document with your
name and submit it inside the course room.
Part 1. Read the assigned article.
Please reach out to your instructor if you did not receive the
assigned article for the term by Monday of Week 3.
Title: Review of Considering chance in quality and safety
performance measures: an analysis of performance reports by
boards in English NHS trusts
Author(s): Kelly Ann Schmidtke, Alan J Poots, Juan Carpio, Ivo
Vlaev, Ngianga-Bakwin Kandala,and Richard J Lilford
Summarize the assigned article in one paragraph. Make sure to quote
and interpret at least one statistic.:
The article demonstrates how NHS hospital boards in England
review quality and safety data, finding that only 6% of 1,488
charts included tools like control lines or error bars to account for
random variation. This lack of statistical tools limits effective
decision-making. The authors suggest training board members,
using simple software like Excel, and improving chart designs to
better support decisions and enhance patient care.
1
, Part 2. Choose ONE Graph, Table or Chart from the article.
Post a screenshot of ONE graph, chart or table from the assigned
article (The article may have more than one chart/table/graph but you
only choose one to analyze in this
lab):
2
Week 3 Lab Assignment
Name: Instructor Name:
Please use this template to help answer the questions listed in the
lab instructions. The “parts” below refer to the parts listed in the
lab instructions. Type your answers and post your screenshots in
the spaces given below. Then, save this document with your
name and submit it inside the course room.
Part 1. Read the assigned article.
Please reach out to your instructor if you did not receive the
assigned article for the term by Monday of Week 3.
Title: Review of Considering chance in quality and safety
performance measures: an analysis of performance reports by
boards in English NHS trusts
Author(s): Kelly Ann Schmidtke, Alan J Poots, Juan Carpio, Ivo
Vlaev, Ngianga-Bakwin Kandala,and Richard J Lilford
Summarize the assigned article in one paragraph. Make sure to quote
and interpret at least one statistic.:
The article demonstrates how NHS hospital boards in England
review quality and safety data, finding that only 6% of 1,488
charts included tools like control lines or error bars to account for
random variation. This lack of statistical tools limits effective
decision-making. The authors suggest training board members,
using simple software like Excel, and improving chart designs to
better support decisions and enhance patient care.
1
, Part 2. Choose ONE Graph, Table or Chart from the article.
Post a screenshot of ONE graph, chart or table from the assigned
article (The article may have more than one chart/table/graph but you
only choose one to analyze in this
lab):
2
