Using the Internet and the DeVry Online Library, search for performance measurement data collected from a quality improvement project. Use the key term “quality improvement project” to start your search. Once you identify the data you want to analyze determine the best graphic presentation using the example data provided.
Give an explanation of your decision to use a particular graphic presentation to illustrate the data, along with an example of one (a pie chart, bar graph, histogram, pivot table, line chart, etc.). Week 3 is when this is due (graded; 50 points).
The paper must be double-spaced, in 12-point font, and have a minimum of two full pages of content (not counting the title and reference page) in accordance with APA format. A cover page and references page with APA format reference citations are required for submissions.
Grading Rubric
| Category | Points | Description |
| Documentation and Formatting | 10 | The paper should be approximately 2-3 typed pages in length, double-spaced, and using 12-point font (APA format). The page count does not include your cover page or References page. You must include in-text citations and a References page, in APA format. |
| Organization and Cohesiveness | 10 | Each sentence should be related to the next sentence to create cohesiveness. The content should relate based on the topic. Organizing a paper or essay includes having a thesis statement, which includes a topic and an idea. Every sentence and paragraph should relate to the thesis statement. |
| Editing | 10 | A quality paper will be free of any spelling, punctuation, or grammatical errors. Sentences and paragraphs will be clear, concise, and factually correct. |
| Content | 20 | The final paper should identify any significant findings, relationships, and implications shown in the data. |
| Total | 50 | A quality paper will meet or exceed all of the above requirements. |
