Reply: Sierra Roberts
Hi Sierra.
You have well to apply the knowledge from our previous lesson is your essay. You have appreciated the significance of statistics as a tool that defines and gives meaning to the findings of a quantitative study. Your understanding of descriptive statistics is excellent that you have accurately responded to its basic questions of who the study participants are (7.5 %males and 92.3% females) and implications did the findings have on the study hypothesis (more females pursues nursing careers than men). It is also good that you have included your reaction to the results. The discussion about the relevance of a meta-analysis in nursing practice as a tool for illustrating the strength of the study evidence is perfect. The explanation of meta-analysis is also necessary for demonstrating the credibility of findings and their relevance to the study topic.