In nursing, when might you want to know the mean differences between two or more groups? describe the situation (what groups, what measurements) including how and why it would be used.

Now, without calculating a mean or margin of error or a confidence level, provide an example from your current (or your future) professional or personal life that describes a measurement that is normal—and how much wiggle room on either side would be appropriate. When would you want a 95% confidence interval and when would you be interested in a 99% confidence level (a little more wiggle room—so a wider range)?

Topic 2

Two or more samples are often compared when we suspect that there are differences between the groups—for example, are cancer rates higher in one town than another, or are test scores higher in one class than another? In nursing, when might you want to know the mean differences between two or more groups? describe the situation (what groups, what measurements) including how and why it would be used.