Question 1

What is a standard deviation?

Accepted Answer

A)  the square root of a variance 
B)  the number squared 
C)  a line of points 
D)  a graphical depiction of results 
A)  the square root of a variance 
B)  the number squared 
C)  a line of points 
D)  a graphical depiction of results

Question 2

All the following items mean the same thing, with one exception.

Accepted Answer

A)  Inpatient service days 
B)  Daily inpatient census 
C)  Daily census 
D)  Inpatient census 
A)  Inpatient service days 
B)  Daily inpatient census 
C)  Daily census 
D)  Inpatient census

Question 3

Match the term with its descriptor.
-data set which is ordered by the differences between the values are not important

Accepted Answer

A) case fatality rates 
B) mortality rates 
C) morbidity rates 
D) discrete data 
E) continuous data
F)nominal data
G)ordinal data
H)interval data
I)categorical data 
A) case fatality rates 
B) mortality rates 
C) morbidity rates 
D) discrete data 
E) continuous data
F)nominal data
G)ordinal data
H)interval data
I)categorical data

Question 4

The responsibility to collect the data on vital statistics rests with state governments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The use of morbidity statistics has been used to track bioterrorism events.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Descriptive Statistics refers to reaching conclusions based upon data from a sample where the patterns in the data are modeled so that randomness and uncertainty in observations are addressed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Round 43,589.056 to the nearest thousand.

Accepted Answer

A)  44,000 
B)  43,600 
C)  43,589.06 
D)  43,589.056 
A)  44,000 
B)  43,600 
C)  43,589.06 
D)  43,589.056

Question 8

A special concern when calculating length of stay is to include the day of discharge.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Health care facilities typically collect seven broad categories of patient data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Statistics is defined as the mathematics of the collection, organization, and interpretation of numerical data, especially the analysis of population characteristics by inference from sampling.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following are considered forms of applied statistics?

Accepted Answer

A)  descriptive statistics 
B)  inferential statistics 
C)  mathematical statistics 
D)  both descriptive and inferential statistics 
E)  none are a form of applied statistics 
A)  descriptive statistics 
B)  inferential statistics 
C)  mathematical statistics 
D)  both descriptive and inferential statistics 
E)  none are a form of applied statistics

Question 12

Nominal data is a data set that classifies values, but does not require a logical ordering of those values.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

A report on births could be called a(n) ____________________ report. (Hint: What is another name for births?)

Accepted Answer

The answer of A report on births could be called...

Question 14

The best definition of epidemiology would be which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  study of the cause and distribution of diseases 
B)  the recording of vital statistics 
C)  comparing morbidity to mortality for the purpose of further studies 
A)  study of the cause and distribution of diseases 
B)  the recording of vital statistics 
C)  comparing morbidity to mortality for the purpose of further studies

Question 15

Mortality rates are the measurement of how deadly a disease is within a given population.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Many types of mortality rates are commonly calculated, including anesthesia death rate and postoperative death rate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Express the quotient 6/1000 as a decimal.

Accepted Answer

A)  0.0006 
B)  0.006 
C)  600 
D)  6000 
A)  0.0006 
B)  0.006 
C)  600 
D)  6000

Question 18

This type of graph is very well suited to superimposing the data within one graph, thus making comparisons easy for the reader.

Accepted Answer

A)  Histogram 
B)  Bar graph 
C)  Frequency polygon 
D)  Line graph 
A)  Histogram 
B)  Bar graph 
C)  Frequency polygon 
D)  Line graph

Question 19

Match the term with its descriptor.
-values which lie within a certain range

Accepted Answer

A) case fatality rates 
B) mortality rates 
C) morbidity rates 
D) discrete data 
E) continuous data
F)nominal data
G)ordinal data
H)interval data
I)categorical data 
A) case fatality rates 
B) mortality rates 
C) morbidity rates 
D) discrete data 
E) continuous data
F)nominal data
G)ordinal data
H)interval data
I)categorical data

Question 20

Describe descriptive statistics.

Accepted Answer

The statistics used to characterize or s

What is a standard deviation?

All the following items mean the same thing, with one exception.

Match the term with its descriptor. -data set which is ordered by the differences between the values are not important

The responsibility to collect the data on vital statistics rests with state governments.

The use of morbidity statistics has been used to track bioterrorism events.

Descriptive Statistics refers to reaching conclusions based upon data from a sample where the patterns in the data are modeled so that randomness and uncertainty in observations are addressed.

Round 43,589.056 to the nearest thousand.

A special concern when calculating length of stay is to include the day of discharge.

Health care facilities typically collect seven broad categories of patient data.

Statistics is defined as the mathematics of the collection, organization, and interpretation of numerical data, especially the analysis of population characteristics by inference from sampling.

Which of the following are considered forms of applied statistics?

Nominal data is a data set that classifies values, but does not require a logical ordering of those values.

A report on births could be called a(n) ____________________ report. (Hint: What is another name for births?)

The best definition of epidemiology would be which of the following?

Mortality rates are the measurement of how deadly a disease is within a given population.

Many types of mortality rates are commonly calculated, including anesthesia death rate and postoperative death rate.

Express the quotient 6/1000 as a decimal.

This type of graph is very well suited to superimposing the data within one graph, thus making comparisons easy for the reader.

Match the term with its descriptor. -values which lie within a certain range

Describe descriptive statistics.

Health Care Delivery Systems

The Health Information Management Profession

Legal Issues

Ethical Standards

Health Data Content and Structures

Nomenclatures and Classification Systems

Quality Health Care Management

Research

Database Management

Information Systems Technology

Informatics

Management Organization

Human Resource Management

Financial Management

Reimbursement Methodologies

Filters

Exam 8: Health Statistics

What is a standard deviation?

All the following items mean the same thing, with one exception.

Match the term with its descriptor. -data set which is ordered by the differences between the values are not important

The responsibility to collect the data on vital statistics rests with state governments.

The use of morbidity statistics has been used to track bioterrorism events.

Descriptive Statistics refers to reaching conclusions based upon data from a sample where the patterns in the data are modeled so that randomness and uncertainty in observations are addressed.

Round 43,589.056 to the nearest thousand.

A special concern when calculating length of stay is to include the day of discharge.

Health care facilities typically collect seven broad categories of patient data.

Statistics is defined as the mathematics of the collection, organization, and interpretation of numerical data, especially the analysis of population characteristics by inference from sampling.

Which of the following are considered forms of applied statistics?

Nominal data is a data set that classifies values, but does not require a logical ordering of those values.

A report on births could be called a(n) ____________________ report. (Hint: What is another name for births?)

The best definition of epidemiology would be which of the following?

Mortality rates are the measurement of how deadly a disease is within a given population.

Many types of mortality rates are commonly calculated, including anesthesia death rate and postoperative death rate.

Express the quotient 6/1000 as a decimal.

This type of graph is very well suited to superimposing the data within one graph, thus making comparisons easy for the reader.

Match the term with its descriptor. -values which lie within a certain range

Describe descriptive statistics.

Health Care Delivery Systems

The Health Information Management Profession

Legal Issues

Ethical Standards

Health Data Content and Structures

Nomenclatures and Classification Systems

Quality Health Care Management

Research

Database Management

Information Systems Technology

Informatics

Management Organization

Human Resource Management

Financial Management

Reimbursement Methodologies

Filters