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Chapter 01: Health Statistics: Why Are They Important?
True / False
1. The collection, organization, analysis, presentation and interpretation of numerical data is the basic definition of
statistics.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
2. The following example is part of a sample: In December, 5 patients left the hospital AMA (Against Medical Advice)
and the hospital is requesting an evaluation of why this occurred.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
3. The full term for the abbreviation DIS or DC is discharge.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
4. The number of births, date of deaths, and number of marriages are examples of vital statistics.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
5. Demography is the study of the characteristics of the human population.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
6. Theoretical statistics deals with the application of theorems, formulae, rules, and laws to solve real-world problems.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
7. Data extracted from individual health records and combined to form de-identified information about the patient
group that can be compared and analyzed is called aggregate data.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
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Chapter 01: Health Statistics: Why Are They Important?
8. A patient who leaves without an order for discharge is considered an AMA (against medical advice).
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
Multiple Choice
9. The term ____ is best defined as “information, especially when organized for analysis or used as the basis for a
decision.”
a. statistics
b. numbers
c. database
d. data
ANSWER: d
10. Which statement is correct?
a. Data are based on facts.
b. Data are collected at the end of a patient's stay.
c. Data are collected only on patients only on observations.
d. Data are never collected on inpatient admissions.
ANSWER: a
11. Indicate whether the data represented in the following example is part of a population or a sample:
51 patients in the Emergency Department expired during the past year and the hospital is requesting an analysis of the
deaths.
a. Sample
b. Population
ANSWER: b
12. Indicate whether the data represented in the following example is part of a population or a sample:
A coder in the Health Information Department has coded 1,000 charts in the past month and her supervisor plans to
check 10% of the charts.
a. Sample
b. Population
ANSWER: a
13. Indicate whether the following represents quantitative or qualitative variables:
The number of pregnancies.
a. Quantitative
b. Qualitative
ANSWER: a
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