Question 1

A type I error is when the researcher

Accepted Answer

A)  Accepts the null hypothesis when it is False. 
B)  Rejects the null hypothesis 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 hypothesis when it is True. 
C)  Accepts the alternative hypothesis. 
D)  Both a and b

Question 2

Ten patients were discharged from the obstetrical service on May 4 at Rocky Mountain Hospital. The day's stay for each patient was 3, 2, 1, 1, 6, 5, 1, 2, 2, and 4. What was the range for these patients' length of stay?

Accepted Answer

A)  5 
B)  4 
C)  3 
D)  6 
A)  5 
B)  4 
C)  3 
D)  6

Question 3

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 4

What kind of data is shown?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What kind of data is shown?
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Question 5

What type of data are these examples: the number of records that are analyzed, the number of patients interviewed in a patient satisfaction survey?

Accepted Answer

A)  Continuous 
B)  Nominal 
C)  Discrete 
D)  Ordinal 
A)  Continuous 
B)  Nominal 
C)  Discrete 
D)  Ordinal

Question 6

When intervals are used in frequency distribution tables, the intervals should be

Accepted Answer

A)  No less than 5 and no more than 20. 
B)  Of equal width. 
C)  End points that do not overlap. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  No less than 5 and no more than 20. 
B)  Of equal width. 
C)  End points that do not overlap. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 7

What was the average length of stay for the following patients: 4, 3, 2, 5, 5,10?

Accepted Answer

A)  5.8 
B)  4.8 
C)  6.0 
D)  7.8 
A)  5.8 
B)  4.8 
C)  6.0 
D)  7.8

Question 8

Ten patients were discharged from the obstetrical service on May 4 at Rocky Mountain Hospital. The day's stay for each patient was 3, 2, 1, 1, 6, 5, 1, 2, 2, and 4. What was the median day's stay for these patients?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 
B)  2 
C)  3 
D)  4 
A)  1 
B)  2 
C)  3 
D)  4

Question 9

The ranking of variables according to some criterion is called _____ data.

Accepted Answer

A)  Nominal 
B)  Ordinal 
C)  Discrete 
D)  Continuous 
A)  Nominal 
B)  Ordinal 
C)  Discrete 
D)  Continuous

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

5 days (8,

Question 11

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 12

What is it called when every member of the population has the same chance of being included in the sample and the selection of one member has no effect on the selection of another member?

Accepted Answer

A)  Random sample 
B)  Type II error 
C)  Population 
D)  Type I error 
A)  Random sample 
B)  Type II error 
C)  Population 
D)  Type I error

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

A sample is a subset of a population that is valid if it is a True representation of

Accepted Answer

A)  The population. 
B)  The subset. 
C)  The mean of the sample. 
D)  The median of the population. 
A)  The population. 
B)  The subset. 
C)  The mean of the sample. 
D)  The median of the population.

Question 15

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

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of The _________________________ demonstrates how values are spread...

Question 17

The number of medications a person is taking is an example of ordinal data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What is the major disadvantage of the range?

Accepted Answer

A)  Based on ordinal data onlyu 
B)  Based on percentages 
C)  Based on extreme values and ignores all other values 
D)  Based on small values and ignores all other values 
A)  Based on ordinal data onlyu 
B)  Based on percentages 
C)  Based on extreme values and ignores all other values 
D)  Based on small values and ignores all other values

Question 19

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 20

What kind of data is shown?

Accepted Answer

Continuous

A type I error is when the researcher

Ten patients were discharged from the obstetrical service on May 4 at Rocky Mountain Hospital. The day's stay for each patient was 3, 2, 1, 1, 6, 5, 1, 2, 2, and 4. What was the range for these patients' length of stay?

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?

What kind of data is shown?

What type of data are these examples: the number of records that are analyzed, the number of patients interviewed in a patient satisfaction survey?

When intervals are used in frequency distribution tables, the intervals should be

What was the average length of stay for the following patients: 4, 3, 2, 5, 5,10?

Ten patients were discharged from the obstetrical service on May 4 at Rocky Mountain Hospital. The day's stay for each patient was 3, 2, 1, 1, 6, 5, 1, 2, 2, and 4. What was the median day's stay for these patients?

The ranking of variables according to some criterion is called _____ data.

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

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

What is it called when every member of the population has the same chance of being included in the sample and the selection of one member has no effect on the selection of another member?

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

A sample is a subset of a population that is valid if it is a True representation of

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.

The number of medications a person is taking is an example of ordinal data.

What is the major disadvantage of the range?

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

What kind of data is shown?

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A type I error is when the researcher

Ten patients were discharged from the obstetrical service on May 4 at Rocky Mountain Hospital. The day's stay for each patient was 3, 2, 1, 1, 6, 5, 1, 2, 2, and 4. What was the range for these patients' length of stay?

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?

What kind of data is shown?

What type of data are these examples: the number of records that are analyzed, the number of patients interviewed in a patient satisfaction survey?

When intervals are used in frequency distribution tables, the intervals should be

What was the average length of stay for the following patients: 4, 3, 2, 5, 5,10?

Ten patients were discharged from the obstetrical service on May 4 at Rocky Mountain Hospital. The day's stay for each patient was 3, 2, 1, 1, 6, 5, 1, 2, 2, and 4. What was the median day's stay for these patients?

The ranking of variables according to some criterion is called _____ data.

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

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

What is it called when every member of the population has the same chance of being included in the sample and the selection of one member has no effect on the selection of another member?

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

A sample is a subset of a population that is valid if it is a True representation of

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.

The number of medications a person is taking is an example of ordinal data.

What is the major disadvantage of the range?

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

What kind of data is shown?

Health Care Systems

The Health Informatics and Information Management Profession

Health Information Infrastructure and Systems

Health Data Concepts and Information Governance

Data Access and Retention

Electronic Health Record Systems

Classification Systems, Clinical Vocabularies and Terminology

Technology, Applications and Security

Health Information Systems: Collaboration, Analysis, Design, Implementation, and Operations

Research and Epidemiology

Performance Management and Patient Safety

Data Analytics: Reporting, Interpretation, and Use

Public Health Informatics

Privacy and Health Law

Human Resource Management

Operational Management

Revenue Cycle and Financial Management

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