BIO-STATISTICS PAPER.

Before beginning the assignment, students should read both the Cohn et al. (2009) and the Shapiro et al. (2009)
articles . Students will investigate claims made in the Shapiro et al. (2009)
article on using film making to teach medical students about patients living with chronic illness.
The assignment has four steps.
1. Read the articles.
2. Choose one of the following claims (only one).
a. Claim #1 by Shapiro et al. (2009) is that filming a patient during home and clinic visits increased
the students’ appreciation for the role of patients in directing their own care and for the role of
health care providers in providing care.
b. Claim #2 by Shapiro et al. (2009) is that filming a patient during home and clinic visits increased
the students’ appreciation for the role of listening to patients during a clinic visit and for the role
of community resources in supporting patients with chronic illness.
3. Write a post for the discussion board in the following format
a. State the claim
b. List the statistical evidence provided in the article to support the claim
c. Explain why the evidence supports or fails to support the claim and critically appraise the article
and claim using Cohen et al. (2009).