Question 1

Which denominator is appropriate for computing the maternal death rate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Total discharges (including deaths) of all patients 
B)  Total discharges (including deaths) of obstetrical patients 
C)  Total deaths of obstetrical patients 
D)  Total discharges of surgical patients 
A)  Total discharges (including deaths) of all patients 
B)  Total discharges (including deaths) of obstetrical patients 
C)  Total deaths of obstetrical patients 
D)  Total discharges of surgical patients B

Question 2

The _________________________ demonstrates how values are spread around the mean and is the square root of the variance.

Accepted Answer

standard deviation
S

Question 3

What is the median LOS for patients having nosocomial viral pneumonia?

Accepted Answer

15 days (8, 10, 5, 18, 22)

Question 4

The average length of stay for a patient who was admitted and died on the same day is 1 day.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The ____________________ is the average number of observations.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ____________________ is the average number of...

Question 6

Which of the following should be excluded in computing the net autopsy rate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Death occurring under 48 hours 
B)  Postoperative deaths 
C)  Medical examiner deaths that cannot be autopsied 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Death occurring under 48 hours 
B)  Postoperative deaths 
C)  Medical examiner deaths that cannot be autopsied 
D)  None of the above

Question 7

What is the term for the number of new cases of a disease?

Accepted Answer

A)  Incidence 
B)  Prevalence 
C)  Attack rate 
D)  Spectrum of disease 
A)  Incidence 
B)  Prevalence 
C)  Attack rate 
D)  Spectrum of disease

Question 8

The ____________________ denotes the middlemost value when the values are arranged in numerical order.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ____________________ denotes the middlemost value when...

Question 9

Which statistic represents the number of individuals in a specific category divided by the number of individuals in the category?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rate 
B)  Percentage 
C)  Proportion 
D)  Ratio 
A)  Rate 
B)  Percentage 
C)  Proportion 
D)  Ratio

Question 10

What kind of data is shown?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What kind of data is shown?
 ...

Question 11

When should the standardized mortality ratio (SMR) be used?

Accepted Answer

A)  When age-specific rates are available 
B)  When the number of deaths per age category is large 
C)  When age-specific rates are not available 
D)  All of the above 
A)  When age-specific rates are available 
B)  When the number of deaths per age category is large 
C)  When age-specific rates are not available 
D)  All of the above

Question 12

What was the relative frequency for the data in the 10,000-14,999 interval?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What was the relative frequency for the...

Question 13

Which of the following retains the original vital statistics certificate for permanent filing?

Accepted Answer

A)  NCHS 
B)  State registrar 
C)  Hospital 
D)  None of the above 
A)  NCHS 
B)  State registrar 
C)  Hospital 
D)  None of the above

Question 14

The ____________________ is the difference between the highest and lowest values.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ____________________ is the difference between the...

Question 15

Which statistic is most appropriate to use when describing ordinal or ranked data?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mean 
B)  Median 
C)  Mode 
D)  Standard deviation 
A)  Mean 
B)  Median 
C)  Mode 
D)  Standard deviation

Question 16

In which column is the ratio specified?

Accepted Answer

The answer of In which column is the ratio specified?
...

Question 17

When two groups have very different means, it is best to compare their:

Accepted Answer

A)  Standard deviation 
B)  Mean 
C)  Median 
D)  Coefficient of variation 
A)  Standard deviation 
B)  Mean 
C)  Median 
D)  Coefficient of variation

Question 18

A type I error is when the researcher:

Accepted Answer

A)  Accepts the null hypothesis when it is false 
B)  Rejects the null hypotheses when it is true 
C)  Accepts the alternative hypothesis 
D)  Both a and b 
A)  Accepts the null hypothesis when it is false 
B)  Rejects the null hypotheses when it is true 
C)  Accepts the alternative hypothesis 
D)  Both a and b

Question 19

In an 800-bed health care facility during the month of January the total inpatient days for adults were 13,500. What was the percentage of occupancy?

Accepted Answer

A)  54.9% 
B)  54.4% 
C)  60% 
D)  55.4% 
A)  54.9% 
B)  54.4% 
C)  60% 
D)  55.4%

Question 20

If a hospital has an SMR of 2.53 for a specific DRG, this means that the hospital has a _____% higher mortality for the DRG than was expected.

Accepted Answer

A)  153 
B)  2.53 
C)  1.0 
D)  50 
A)  153 
B)  2.53 
C)  1.0 
D)  50

Which denominator is appropriate for computing the maternal death rate?

The _________________________ demonstrates how values are spread around the mean and is the square root of the variance.

What is the median LOS for patients having nosocomial viral pneumonia?

The average length of stay for a patient who was admitted and died on the same day is 1 day.

The ____________________ is the average number of observations.

Which of the following should be excluded in computing the net autopsy rate?

What is the term for the number of new cases of a disease?

The ____________________ denotes the middlemost value when the values are arranged in numerical order.

Which statistic represents the number of individuals in a specific category divided by the number of individuals in the category?

What kind of data is shown?

When should the standardized mortality ratio (SMR) be used?

What was the relative frequency for the data in the 10,000-14,999 interval?

Which of the following retains the original vital statistics certificate for permanent filing?

The ____________________ is the difference between the highest and lowest values.

Which statistic is most appropriate to use when describing ordinal or ranked data?

In which column is the ratio specified?

When two groups have very different means, it is best to compare their:

A type I error is when the researcher:

In an 800-bed health care facility during the month of January the total inpatient days for adults were 13,500. What was the percentage of occupancy?

If a hospital has an SMR of 2.53 for a specific DRG, this means that the hospital has a _____% higher mortality for the DRG than was expected.

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Exam 10: Statistics and Data Presentation

Which denominator is appropriate for computing the maternal death rate?

The _________________________ demonstrates how values are spread around the mean and is the square root of the variance.

What is the median LOS for patients having nosocomial viral pneumonia?

The average length of stay for a patient who was admitted and died on the same day is 1 day.

The ____________________ is the average number of observations.

Which of the following should be excluded in computing the net autopsy rate?

What is the term for the number of new cases of a disease?

The ____________________ denotes the middlemost value when the values are arranged in numerical order.

Which statistic represents the number of individuals in a specific category divided by the number of individuals in the category?

What kind of data is shown?

When should the standardized mortality ratio (SMR) be used?

What was the relative frequency for the data in the 10,000-14,999 interval?

Which of the following retains the original vital statistics certificate for permanent filing?

The ____________________ is the difference between the highest and lowest values.

Which statistic is most appropriate to use when describing ordinal or ranked data?

In which column is the ratio specified?

When two groups have very different means, it is best to compare their:

A type I error is when the researcher:

In an 800-bed health care facility during the month of January the total inpatient days for adults were 13,500. What was the percentage of occupancy?

If a hospital has an SMR of 2.53 for a specific DRG, this means that the hospital has a _____% higher mortality for the DRG than was expected.

Health Care Systems

The Health Informatics and Information Management Profession

Health Information Infrastructure and Systems

Health Data Concepts

Electronic Health Record Systems

Classification Systems, Clinical Vocabularies, and Terminology

Technology, Applications, and Security

Information Systems Life Cycle and Project Management

Managing Electronic Health Record Systems: Collaboration and Implementation

Research and Epidemiology

Performance Management and Patient Safety

Data Reporting, Interpretation, and Use

Privacy and Health Law

Human Resource Management

Operational Management

Revenue Cycle and Financial Management

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