Instructions on statistical analysis

I need you to analyze the statistics of mitral valve degenerative disease patients who undergo minimal invasive surgeries (MIS) versus patients who undergo conventional surgeries based on various outcomes such as infections, complications, organ failures, hospital stay and so on.

Step 1: Read the Professional Practice Draft #2 word document and Cao mitral valve repair pdf to have an understanding towards my project

Step 2: Take a look at the Isolated Mitral valve UoS project excel sheet in details to understand the data thoroughly and also refer to the patient data categories word document, which contains all 87 patient data categories present in that Isolated Mitral valve UoS project excel sheet, deliberately typed out for more convenient references.

Step 3: refer to Statistics (Mike group) word document and conduct a propensity score test using soft wares such as spss, Microsoft Excel, and other soft wares you deem appropriate.

*Please note that I am not a professional in statistics, and therefore, the contents in Statistics (Mike group) word document are made based on very limited understanding towards the data in the Isolated Mitral valve UoS project excel sheet and the propensity score test basic concepts. Therefore, those contents are purely for reference purposes and it is vital that you analyze the data based on your expertise. I will then present your analysis to my boss and see if it is appropriate.

Step 4: present the data in graphs / charts / figures etc, again based on your own expertise. Highlight important values or numbers.

Step 5: discussion and conclusion (300 words) – discuss what the data is about and draw a conclusion. Please be concise and use professional language.