MHA 705 module 4, 96 Questions and Correct
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nominal level data
groups or categories of data. mutually exclusive, can't be in more than 1 group or category. ex: patient
demographics, payer. no particular order.
notifiable diseases
diseases for which health officials request or require reporting for public health reasons
ordinal data
the order of the numbers is meaningful, not the numbers themselves.
bar charts
Used when data is divided into categories (discrete data)
The bars are separated to show different categories
interval level data
intervals between successive values are equal
pie chart
a chart that shows the relationship of a part to a whole
ratio level data scale
highest level of measurement. there's is a defined unit of measure, a real zero point, add the intervals
are equal
line graph
a graph that uses one or more lines to show changes in statistics over time or space. does not represent
frequency distribution
discreet variables
fall into categories and can only take in a limited number of values and have gaps between successive
values
Histogram
a bar graph depicting a frequency distribution
continue variables
, no gaps in the measurement data. either interval or ratio level. some of the ratio level variables are
discreet
frequency polygon
A line figure used to present data from a frequency distribution
daily inpatient census
Official count of inpatients present at midnight, calculated each day. Calculated by inpatient census at
midnight prior day + admissions - discharges (including deaths) + patients that were admitted and
discharged same day
scatter chart
A chart that shows the relationship between two categories of data; sometimes called an XY chart.
inpatient service day
A unit of measure equivalent to the services received by one inpatient during one 24-hour period. also
equal to the daily inpatient census for 1 24-hr period
bubble chart
A type of scatter plot with circular symbols used to compare three variables; the area of the circle
indicates the value of a third variable
adults and children census vs newborn census
adults and children are counted together. newborns are counted separately due to the intensity of
services provided to adults and children is greater than those provided to newborns
mean
the arithmetic average of a distribution, obtained by adding the scores and then dividing by the number
of scores
average daily census
total inpatient service days for given period ÷ number of days in same period
Median
the middle score in a distribution; half the scores are above it and half are below it
inpatient bed occupancy rate or percentage of occupancy
percent of official beds occupied by inpatient for given period of time. calculation: total number of
inpatient service days for given period ÷ total number of inpatient bed count days for same period
mode
the most frequently occurring score(s) in a distribution
bed count days
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