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WGU D514 FINAL EXAM (NEW 2026-2027 UPDATE) ANALYTICAL
METHODS OF HEALTHCARE LEADERS | ACTUAL QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS | GRADE A+ | 100% CORRECT (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
A pharmaceutical company wants to forecast the potential revenue for
developing a new drug for a rare disease. - ANS ✓Predictive modeling
A pharmaceutical company wants to forecast the increase in demand for a
cancer drug for each of the next ten years. - ANS ✓Predictive modeling
A pharmaceutical company wants to determine the number of diabetic patients
whose A1c levels improved following a 90-day course of a new drug. - ANS
✓Statistical modeling
A clinician wants to know the number of patients whose symptoms improved
after taking a new drug as compared to those who took a placebo. - ANS
✓Statistical modeling
A dialysis center wants to compare the patient satisfaction rate between home
dialysis versus in-center dialysis. - ANS ✓Statistical modeling
Based on the results of a market study of potential surgery patients, a surgical
services manager hires a new reconstructive surgeon. Which information from
the study informed this hiring decision?
Cost of surgical supplies
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Age distribution of patients
Quality measures to monitor
Potential new patient volume - ANS ✓Potential new patient volume
A pharmaceutical company wants to identify the percentage of cases where
evidence-based medicine aligns with the outcomes for various cancer
treatments. - ANS ✓Statistical modeling
An accountable care organization wants to identify the most effective targeted
treatments based on a patient's symptoms. - ANS ✓Predictive modeling
A hospital is evaluating its ability to provide additional advanced dietary care to
hospital inpatients with food allergies. The hospital completed a predictive
analysis to determine the need for this extra service. Which information can be
gained from this study?
Current capacity for dietary care
Estimated cost per qualified patient
A site location for a part-time dietitian
Feasibility of expanding nutrition services - ANS ✓Feasibility of expanding
nutrition services
A hospital wants to open a new women's health clinic in a low income area of
the county after it performs an assessment of future demand for women's
services. Which information will this assessment provide to the hospital?
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Needs of current patients
Estimated cost per patient
Age distribution of patients
Volume of potential patients - ANS ✓Volume of potential patients
Estimating relationship among variables
"related to" "associated with" "linked" - ANS ✓Regression Analysis
Combination of age, sex, wt., family hx is linked to DM
Values of observed data are expressed as functions of a number of possible
causes in order to find which are most important - ANS ✓Factor Analysis
Used when comparing apples to apples but not sure
alternative to two sample t test looks for ranked differences
or equality - ANS ✓U test
Whether 2 population means are different when variances are known and
sample size is large - ANS ✓Z test
Tests hypothesis, probability/ chance - ANS ✓p-value
tests if 2 population variances are equal - ANS ✓F test
Similar to T test but used when there are 2 or more means can
compare multiple groups - ANS ✓ANOVA
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WGU
WGU D514 FINAL EXAM (NEW 2026-2027 UPDATE) ANALYTICAL
METHODS OF HEALTHCARE LEADERS | ACTUAL QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS | GRADE A+ | 100% CORRECT (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
A pharmaceutical company wants to forecast the potential revenue for
developing a new drug for a rare disease. - ANS ✓Predictive modeling
A pharmaceutical company wants to forecast the increase in demand for a
cancer drug for each of the next ten years. - ANS ✓Predictive modeling
A pharmaceutical company wants to determine the number of diabetic patients
whose A1c levels improved following a 90-day course of a new drug. - ANS
✓Statistical modeling
A clinician wants to know the number of patients whose symptoms improved
after taking a new drug as compared to those who took a placebo. - ANS
✓Statistical modeling
A dialysis center wants to compare the patient satisfaction rate between home
dialysis versus in-center dialysis. - ANS ✓Statistical modeling
Based on the results of a market study of potential surgery patients, a surgical
services manager hires a new reconstructive surgeon. Which information from
the study informed this hiring decision?
Cost of surgical supplies
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Age distribution of patients
Quality measures to monitor
Potential new patient volume - ANS ✓Potential new patient volume
A pharmaceutical company wants to identify the percentage of cases where
evidence-based medicine aligns with the outcomes for various cancer
treatments. - ANS ✓Statistical modeling
An accountable care organization wants to identify the most effective targeted
treatments based on a patient's symptoms. - ANS ✓Predictive modeling
A hospital is evaluating its ability to provide additional advanced dietary care to
hospital inpatients with food allergies. The hospital completed a predictive
analysis to determine the need for this extra service. Which information can be
gained from this study?
Current capacity for dietary care
Estimated cost per qualified patient
A site location for a part-time dietitian
Feasibility of expanding nutrition services - ANS ✓Feasibility of expanding
nutrition services
A hospital wants to open a new women's health clinic in a low income area of
the county after it performs an assessment of future demand for women's
services. Which information will this assessment provide to the hospital?
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Needs of current patients
Estimated cost per patient
Age distribution of patients
Volume of potential patients - ANS ✓Volume of potential patients
Estimating relationship among variables
"related to" "associated with" "linked" - ANS ✓Regression Analysis
Combination of age, sex, wt., family hx is linked to DM
Values of observed data are expressed as functions of a number of possible
causes in order to find which are most important - ANS ✓Factor Analysis
Used when comparing apples to apples but not sure
alternative to two sample t test looks for ranked differences
or equality - ANS ✓U test
Whether 2 population means are different when variances are known and
sample size is large - ANS ✓Z test
Tests hypothesis, probability/ chance - ANS ✓p-value
tests if 2 population variances are equal - ANS ✓F test
Similar to T test but used when there are 2 or more means can
compare multiple groups - ANS ✓ANOVA
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