Applied Healthcare Statistics Final Exam Test Bundle

Descriptive Statistics - ___________________ statistics are used to explain data in ways that are manageable and easily understood. 15 - Dr. Brown's office tracked the number flu patients for 8 weeks. The 1st week he saw 10 patients with the flu, the 2nd week he saw 18, the 3rd week he saw...

Mortality rates are also known as: - death rates A patient who dies in the ER/ED is classified as a(n) ____ death. - outpatient Fetal deaths are never included in hospital mortality rates, except separate fetal death rates. - True Whenever the term "gross" is used statistically, ...

discrete data - distinct values, can be counted, unconnected points (ex. number of students) continuous data - values are within a range, measured not counted, no gaps between data points (ex. time in a race) less than or greater than - marked with (parenthesis), open circle on number...

Convert 1/6 to a percentage with two decimal places. - 16.67% Convert the following fractions to their simplest form: 3/9 4/8 1/5 3/5 124/248 - 1/3, 1/2, 1/5, 3/5, 1/2 A physician on your staff performed 44 cardiac catheterizations last month. 34 of those treated were male. What...

Observational study - observes individuals and measures variables of interest but does not attempt to influence the responses NO TREATMENT IMPOSED Comparative Observational Studies: - Case-Control Study - Cohort Study Case-Control Study - random sample of individuals with a condition ...