Question 1

What is the discipline of diagnosing, preventing, and treating diseases and disorders?

Accepted Answer

A)  Statistics 
B)  Health care 
C)  Data analytics 
D)  Abstracting 
A)  Statistics 
B)  Health care 
C)  Data analytics 
D)  Abstracting B

Question 2

What is the original, firsthand account of the patient's treatment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Primary data 
B)  Secondary data 
C)  Tertiary data 
D)  Historical data 
A)  Primary data 
B)  Secondary data 
C)  Tertiary data 
D)  Historical data A

Question 3

Which of the following is a graphical display of data over time?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pie chart 
B)  Histogram 
C)  Line graph 
D)  Table 
A)  Pie chart 
B)  Histogram 
C)  Line graph 
D)  Table C

Question 4

What is the explanation of the results of the analysis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Interpretation 
B)  Abstracting 
C)  Procedure index 
D)  Analysis 
A)  Interpretation 
B)  Abstracting 
C)  Procedure index 
D)  Analysis

Question 5

A list of patient discharges sorted by the physician who treated them is called what?

Accepted Answer

A)  Physician index 
B)  Abstracting 
C)  Procedure index 
D)  ICD-10 
A)  Physician index 
B)  Abstracting 
C)  Procedure index 
D)  ICD-10

Question 6

Which of the following is an independent variable in measuring birth weight?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mortality rate 
B)  Weeks of gestation 
C)  Number of siblings 
D)  Number of lives saved 
A)  Mortality rate 
B)  Weeks of gestation 
C)  Number of siblings 
D)  Number of lives saved

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT an example of descriptive statistics?

Accepted Answer

A)  How many patients visited the emergency room last year 
B)  How long patients stayed in the hospital with a particular diagnosis for the month of August 
C)  What was the average total cholesterol level of patients with type II diabetes this year to date 
D)  The likelihood that patients with surgical complications will require readmission within 7 days of discharge 
A)  How many patients visited the emergency room last year 
B)  How long patients stayed in the hospital with a particular diagnosis for the month of August 
C)  What was the average total cholesterol level of patients with type II diabetes this year to date 
D)  The likelihood that patients with surgical complications will require readmission within 7 days of discharge

Question 8

Which of the following is a frequency display of data?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pie chart 
B)  Histogram 
C)  Line graph 
D)  Table 
A)  Pie chart 
B)  Histogram 
C)  Line graph 
D)  Table

Question 9

What comes from sources other than the original recorder or reporter of the data?

Accepted Answer

A)  Primary data 
B)  Secondary data 
C)  Tertiary data 
D)  Historical data 
A)  Primary data 
B)  Secondary data 
C)  Tertiary data 
D)  Historical data

Question 10

Who are the payers, regulating (licensing and accrediting) bodies, and government agencies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Internal users 
B)  External users 
C)  Primary users 
D)  Secondary users 
A)  Internal users 
B)  External users 
C)  Primary users 
D)  Secondary users

Question 11

Who are the individuals within the facilities including the departments, such as services and caregivers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Internal users 
B)  External users 
C)  Primary users 
D)  Secondary users 
A)  Internal users 
B)  External users 
C)  Primary users 
D)  Secondary users

Question 12

Patterns often emerge after information is created or gathered. What is the next step in this pyramid process?

Accepted Answer

A)  Forecasting 
B)  Business intelligence 
C)  Recommendations 
D)  Knowledge 
A)  Forecasting 
B)  Business intelligence 
C)  Recommendations 
D)  Knowledge

Question 13

The response, or effect, is measured by the:

Accepted Answer

A)  variable. 
B)  independent variable. 
C)  dependent variable. 
D)  value. 
A)  variable. 
B)  independent variable. 
C)  dependent variable. 
D)  value.

Question 14

What is the name of the data set collected by outpatient settings?

Accepted Answer

A)  Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) 
B)  Minimum Data Set (MDS) 
C)  Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) 
D)  Uniform Ambulatory Care Data Set (UACDS) 
A)  Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) 
B)  Minimum Data Set (MDS) 
C)  Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) 
D)  Uniform Ambulatory Care Data Set (UACDS)

Question 15

Which of the following is an example of descriptive statistics?

Accepted Answer

A)  How many patients can we expect in the emergency room next year 
B)  Which physician practice can be expected to bring in the highest revenue next year 
C)  How many patients visited the emergency room last year 
D)  What will be the probable survival of a patient with stage IV inflammatory breast cancer 
A)  How many patients can we expect in the emergency room next year 
B)  Which physician practice can be expected to bring in the highest revenue next year 
C)  How many patients visited the emergency room last year 
D)  What will be the probable survival of a patient with stage IV inflammatory breast cancer

Question 16

What is the organization of the data into a format that allows for an understanding of the findings?

Accepted Answer

A)  Interpretation 
B)  Presentation 
C)  Abstracting 
D)  Analysis 
A)  Interpretation 
B)  Presentation 
C)  Abstracting 
D)  Analysis

Question 17

The count or measurement of an observation is called what?

Accepted Answer

A)  Variable 
B)  Independent variable 
C)  Dependent variable 
D)  Value 
A)  Variable 
B)  Independent variable 
C)  Dependent variable 
D)  Value

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT an example of inferential statistics?

Accepted Answer

A)  What will be the probable survival of a patient with stage IV inflammatory breast cancer 
B)  What was the average total cholesterol level of patients with type II diabetes this year to date 
C)  How many patients can we expect in the emergency room next year 
D)  The likelihood that patients with surgical complications will require readmission within 7 days of discharge 
A)  What will be the probable survival of a patient with stage IV inflammatory breast cancer 
B)  What was the average total cholesterol level of patients with type II diabetes this year to date 
C)  How many patients can we expect in the emergency room next year 
D)  The likelihood that patients with surgical complications will require readmission within 7 days of discharge

Question 19

What is the study of using mathematical models to predict future events and to draw conclusions about a sample of a population?

Accepted Answer

A)  Categorical statistics 
B)  Ordinal statistics 
C)  Inferential statistics 
D)  Descriptive statistics 
A)  Categorical statistics 
B)  Ordinal statistics 
C)  Inferential statistics 
D)  Descriptive statistics

Question 20

Measles is very rare in the United States. A group of researchers was able to collect demographic and clinical data from 25 reported cases in the Southeast states. These researchers used a:

Accepted Answer

A)  population. 
B)  sample. 
C)  community 
D)  individual 
A)  population. 
B)  sample. 
C)  community 
D)  individual

What is the discipline of diagnosing, preventing, and treating diseases and disorders?

What is the original, firsthand account of the patient's treatment?

Which of the following is a graphical display of data over time?

What is the explanation of the results of the analysis?

A list of patient discharges sorted by the physician who treated them is called what?

Which of the following is an independent variable in measuring birth weight?

Which of the following is NOT an example of descriptive statistics?

Which of the following is a frequency display of data?

What comes from sources other than the original recorder or reporter of the data?

Who are the payers, regulating (licensing and accrediting) bodies, and government agencies?

Who are the individuals within the facilities including the departments, such as services and caregivers?

Patterns often emerge after information is created or gathered. What is the next step in this pyramid process?

The response, or effect, is measured by the:

What is the name of the data set collected by outpatient settings?

Which of the following is an example of descriptive statistics?

What is the organization of the data into a format that allows for an understanding of the findings?

The count or measurement of an observation is called what?

Which of the following is NOT an example of inferential statistics?

What is the study of using mathematical models to predict future events and to draw conclusions about a sample of a population?

Measles is very rare in the United States. A group of researchers was able to collect demographic and clinical data from 25 reported cases in the Southeast states. These researchers used a:

Basic Math Concepts, Central Tendency, and Dispersion

Data Presentation

Administrative Data

Clinical Facility Data

Public Health Data

Departmental Data

Financial Data

Scrubbing and Mapping Data

Predicting Data

Filters

Exam 1: Introduction to Statistical Terms and Concepts in Health Data Management

What is the discipline of diagnosing, preventing, and treating diseases and disorders?

What is the original, firsthand account of the patient's treatment?

Which of the following is a graphical display of data over time?

What is the explanation of the results of the analysis?

A list of patient discharges sorted by the physician who treated them is called what?

Which of the following is an independent variable in measuring birth weight?

Which of the following is NOT an example of descriptive statistics?

Which of the following is a frequency display of data?

What comes from sources other than the original recorder or reporter of the data?

Who are the payers, regulating (licensing and accrediting) bodies, and government agencies?

Who are the individuals within the facilities including the departments, such as services and caregivers?

Patterns often emerge after information is created or gathered. What is the next step in this pyramid process?

The response, or effect, is measured by the:

What is the name of the data set collected by outpatient settings?

Which of the following is an example of descriptive statistics?

What is the organization of the data into a format that allows for an understanding of the findings?

The count or measurement of an observation is called what?

Which of the following is NOT an example of inferential statistics?

What is the study of using mathematical models to predict future events and to draw conclusions about a sample of a population?

Measles is very rare in the United States. A group of researchers was able to collect demographic and clinical data from 25 reported cases in the Southeast states. These researchers used a:

Basic Math Concepts, Central Tendency, and Dispersion

Data Presentation

Administrative Data

Clinical Facility Data

Public Health Data

Departmental Data

Financial Data

Scrubbing and Mapping Data

Predicting Data

Filters