9-4: Assignment 2: The Signal and the Noise

his assignment is intended to help you learn to do the following:

Analyze the use of quantitative methods in a healthcare organization.
Describe the importance of quantitative analysis and its rational approach to decision making.
Explain the use of the results of quantitative models to strongly complement different qualitative approaches to decision making.
Action Items

Read The Signal and the Noise.
Compose a 7-10 page paper in which you:
Write a critical review of the ideas in the book.
Utilize your comments from The Signal and the Noise Journal Entry assignments, as appropriate.
Identify a specific analytic technique discussed in the book and used in your healthcare organization.
Analyze this technique in terms of the relevance of risk and uncertainty to the design of business models.
Analyze how this technique is used in your healthcare organization.
Format your paper according to APA standards. You may want to reference the Purdue Online Writing Lab: APA Formatting and Style Guide.