D547 Evidence-Based Healthcare APN1 Task 1 Data
Analysis passed 2025 task Western Governors
University
Andrea Palmer
APN1 Task 1: Data Analysis
A. Analyze a specific section of the “Estimates of Emergency Department Visits in the
United States from 2016–2021” dataset by doing the following:
1.
Select data from one of the groups (sex, age, race/ethnicity, region, metropolitan statistical
area (MSA), or primary payment source) and provide the top two primary diagnoses and the
most common reason for visits within the subcategories.
Group:
Sex
Subgroup: Male, Female
Primary Diagnoses Male: Injury and Poisoning, and Symptoms, signs, and abnormal clinical
and laboratory findings
Primary Diagnoses Female: Injury and Poisoning, and Symptoms, signs, and abnormal
clinical and laboratory findings
Most common reason for visits Female: Stomach and abdominal pain, cramps and spasms
Most common reason for visits Male: Stomach and abdominal pain, cramps and spasms
2.
Describe three notable variations within the selected subcategories using pivot tables
and pivot charts.
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Females visit more frequently than males for stomach and abdominal pain, cramps,
and spasms.
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While abdominal pain is a more common reason for visits among females, males have
a higher primary diagnosis rate for injuries and poisonings.
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Among females, the most frequent primary diagnosis is related to symptoms, signs,
and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings.
Provide an Excel sheet that includes the data and calculations used to respond to prompts A1
