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Assignment, Environmental studies

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Instructions:
The importance of selecting a suitable study design and methods for data analysis based on a research question have been discussed in this module. For each of the

following research questions, design an appropriate study that best meets the study objectives. Please make sure that you answer each part of the question and that you

do so using complete sentences, proper spelling and grammar, etc. Make sure your answers are thorough, yet concise and that you support your choice of study designs

with at least two (2) appropriately cited references. Wikipedia is not an acceptable reference.
1. You are an epidemiologist at a county hospital and you have been asked to examine the effects of antibiotics administered to patients prior to surgery that involves

ing of the chest cavity. The timeframe for administration of antibiotics to patients prior to surgery is 2-hour intervals for up to a period of 24 hours. The

overall objective of the study is to reduce surgical infections and deaths associated with surgery. The hospital administration has given you 15 years to complete the

study.
2. You are the epidemiologist who has completed the 15-year study to examine the effects of antibiotics administered to patients prior to surgery involving ing of

the chest cavity. After 15 years, the emergence of antibiotic resistant infections has complicated the task of reducing surgical infections and deaths associated with

surgery. The hospital administration has now asked you to evaluate a new antibiotic treatment based on the results of your previous study.
Reference:
Jaroff, L. 1996. Keys to the kingdom. Time 148(14):24-29

Important:
* Each answer under each question.
* Primary sources and original papers are the only acceptable references. Direct quotes are not allowed, because they do not demonstrate that you comprehend the

information, only that you can cut and paste from the reference into a Word document. All references MUST be properly cited using APA format. (Hint €“ A web aIDress is

not a full citation). Failure to properly cite any and all references is considered plagiarism and will not be tolerated.
* Please use the sources that I can access without fee. And provide the link of the reference if it web, page numbers if it book.
* In text citation must include.