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H. Stats Mid Term

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Describes what the data show about the characteristics of a sample. Descriptive statistics
Helps us make inferences, or a guess about a larger group of data or population by drawing conclusions Inferential statistics
A count of the people and their location Census
Provide information about the health of people and their utilization of healthcare services Health statistics
Taken directly from a patient record Primary sources of information
This is comprised of unprocessed facts and figures. Data
What are statistics that refer to important events in our lives, such as births, marriages, deaths, and divorces called? Vital statistics
If a researcher is able to measure what he intended to measure, this is referred to as _____. Validity
Inpatient census data would be of interest to which types of organizations? Long term care facility
What are the four types or scales of measurement of categorical data? Ratio, interval, nominal, and ordinal
What is another term to identify a line graph? Run charts
What type of graph is most appropriate to display the average length of stay by hospital? Bar graph
An intra-hospital transfer occurs when _____. An inpatient is moved from one PCU to another PCU (Example: a patient moved from a surgical unit to a medical unit)
A unit of service received by one inpatient in one 24-hour period Inpatient service days
An inpatient is moved from one PCU to another PCU Intrahospital transfer
The number of patients admitted, discharged, or transferred in or out that day Complete Master Census
The measurement of services received by all inpatients in one 24-hour period Patient day
The bed count times the number of days in a period under consideration is called _____. Total bed count days
What is used to benchmark performance based on diagnoses, Medicare severity diagnosis-related groups (MS-DRGs), physicians, and other hospitals? LOS
Length of stay(LOS) is a key indicator of the expected amount of resources used in a healthcare facility for inpatient care. True or false? True
What is the name of the formula listed below? Total Length of Stay: /Total Discharges, Including Death ALOS
This is the lowest level of measurement that means pertaining to name. Nominal
This type of data represents values or observations that are placed in ordered categories. Ordinal
This is a type of data that can be measured on an evenly distributed scale beginning at a point other than true zero. Interval
________is the highest level of measurement and is the quantitative relation between two amounts showing the number of times one value contains or is contained with the other. Ratio
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