Deck 1: Why Is My Evil Lecturer Forcing Me to Learn Statistics

Question 1

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The Department of Health has numerous tables of health related data. Which strategic health authority has figures closest to the mean in terms of percentage of patients who spent less than 4 hours in A&E? (Do not include walk-in centres, but use data for types 1, 2 and 3.)

A) Yorkshire and the Humber
B) South Central
C) East Midlands
D) London

Answer 1

East Midlands

Question 2

Quantitative research involves the use of which of the following?

A) Language
B) Letters
C) Numbers
D) Description

Answer 2

Numbers

Question 3

What does the data in the chart demonstrate?

A) The incidence of cancer is highest among women aged 55-59.
B) The incidence of childhood cancer is highest in girls.
C) Cancer affects everyone.
D) A higher incidence of cancer occurs in men across most age groups.

Answer 3

A higher incidence of cancer occurs in men across most age groups.

Question 4

The research process is comprised of five stages. Which of the following is not one of those stages?

A) Data collection
B) Generate theory
C) Analysis
D) Dispersion

Question 5

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Using the data obtained for 2007-2008 January to March (Q4) relating to attendance at A&E departments (see appendix 1), what is the mode?

A) 96.75%
B) 97.75%
C) 97.7%
D) 97.8%

Question 6

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Using the data obtained for 2007-2008 January to March (Q4) relating to attendance at A&E departments (see appendix 1), what is the median percentage of patients who spent less than 4 hours in A&E (not including walk in centres)?

A) 96.75%
B) 97.75%
C) 97.7%
D) 97.8%

Question 7

Based on the following chart, the statement that lung cancer is more common in people over 40 could be considered as which of the following?

A) Null hypothesis
B) Alternative hypothesis
C) Experimental hypothesis
D) Hypothesis

Question 8

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Using the data obtained for 2007-2008 January to March (Q4) relating to attendance at A&E departments (see appendix 1), calculate the range.

A) 2.1
B) 2.2
C) 2.3
D) 2.4

Question 9

Looking at the distribution of data on the bar chart below, how best can it be described?

A) Normally distributed
B) Negatively skewed
C) Positively skewed
D) Leptokurtic