Chi-Square Assignment Summer 2022
Directions: Below is an SPSS-generated chi-square test to determine if the frequency of deficiencies of variables F332 (medication errors), F333 (significant medication errors) and F334 (influenza/pneumococcal shots) are statistically significantly different between for-profit and non-profit nursing homes. Provide an APA-style results/interpretation/limitations paragraph below.
SPSS Output Data: Chi-Square Test / Crosstabs
Medication errors > 5% * for profit=1, nonprofit and GV=0

Symmetric Measures
Value Approximate Significance
Nominal by Nominal Phi .047 .350
Cramer’s V .047 .350
Contingency Coefficient .047 .350
N of Valid Cases 400
Significant medication errors * for profit=1, nonprofit and GV=0
Crosstab
for profit=1, nonprofit and GV=0 Total
.00 1.00
Significant medication errors 0 Count 115a 263b 378
Expected Count 110.6 267.4 378.0
row % of Significant medication errors 30.4% 69.6% 100.0%
col % of for profit=1, nonprofit and GV=0 98.3% 92.9% 94.5%
% of Total 28.7% 65.8% 94.5%
Standardized Residual .4 -.3
1 Count 2a 20b 22
Expected Count 6.4 15.6 22.0
row % of Significant medication errors 9.1% 90.9% 100.0%
col % of for profit=1, nonprofit and GV=0 1.7% 7.1% 5.5%
% of Total 0.5% 5.0% 5.5%
Standardized Residual -1.7 1.1
Total Count 117 283 400
Expected Count 117.0 283.0 400.0
row % of Significant medication errors 29.3% 70.8% 100.0%
col % of for profit=1, nonprofit and GV=0 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
% of Total 29.3% 70.8% 100.0%
col prop test on for profit=1, nonprofit and GV=0 at .05…

Influenza/pneumococcal shots * for profit=1, nonprofit and GV=0

Results and Interpretation: