HSIA 4130 Midterm Exam UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
1. Which of the following is the lead agency responsible for protecting the health of the US
population?
A. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
B. Department of Health and Human Services
C. Food and Drug Administration
D. Environmental Protection Agency - CORRECT ANSWER Department of Health and Human
Services
2. Which of the following are unprocessed facts and figures?
A. Numbers
B. Data
C. Statistics
D. Knowledge - CORRECT ANSWER Data
3. A piece of information representing the truth is called which of the following?
A. A fact
B. Data
C. A statistic
D. Knowledge - CORRECT ANSWER A fact
4. Health statistics provide information about the health of which of the following?
A. Terminally ill patients
B. Healthcare employees
C. Family practice physicians
,D. The population in general - CORRECT ANSWER The population in general
5. Which of the following is considered a source of primary data?
A. The master patient index
B. The card catalog
C. The health record
D. The Department of Health and Human Services - CORRECT ANSWER The health record
6.A census is defined as which of the following?
A. A collection of data
B. A survey conducted with a small group
C. A bureau of research specialists
D. A count of a particular population - CORRECT ANSWER A count of a particular population
7. What is the term given to describe the count of patients present at a specific time and in a particular
place in a hospital setting?
A. An inpatient census
B. A diagnosis-related group
C. A case-mix report
D. An MS-DRG category - CORRECT ANSWER An inpatient census
8. What are statistics called that refer to important events in our lives, such as births, marriages,
deaths, and divorces?
A. Health statistics
B. Vital statistics
C. Human statistics
D. Popular statistics - CORRECT ANSWER Vital statistics
, 9. Which of the following is a single item or datum calculated from and representing a collection of
items?
A. A sample
B. Data
C. A statistic
D. A fact - CORRECT ANSWER A statistic
10. Data is the same thing as information.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE - CORRECT ANSWER FALSE
11. A group of 106 children are seen at the hematology specialty clinic in a week. Thirty-six have
Classic Hemophilia Type A; seventy have other bleeding or blood disorders. What is the proportion of
people in the group that have Classic Hemophilia Type A? Express in a decimal; round to 2 digits
after the decimal.
A. 3.39
B. 0.33
C. 33.96%
D. 0.34 - CORRECT ANSWER = 0.34
12. A GYN sees 75 women in one week. Forty-two were seen for their annual preventive exam and
received Pap smears. Express the rate of Pap smears performed in this week. Express in percent.
A. 5.6 %
B. 74.67%
C. 56%
D. 0.56 - CORRECT ANSWER () x 100 = 56%
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
1. Which of the following is the lead agency responsible for protecting the health of the US
population?
A. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
B. Department of Health and Human Services
C. Food and Drug Administration
D. Environmental Protection Agency - CORRECT ANSWER Department of Health and Human
Services
2. Which of the following are unprocessed facts and figures?
A. Numbers
B. Data
C. Statistics
D. Knowledge - CORRECT ANSWER Data
3. A piece of information representing the truth is called which of the following?
A. A fact
B. Data
C. A statistic
D. Knowledge - CORRECT ANSWER A fact
4. Health statistics provide information about the health of which of the following?
A. Terminally ill patients
B. Healthcare employees
C. Family practice physicians
,D. The population in general - CORRECT ANSWER The population in general
5. Which of the following is considered a source of primary data?
A. The master patient index
B. The card catalog
C. The health record
D. The Department of Health and Human Services - CORRECT ANSWER The health record
6.A census is defined as which of the following?
A. A collection of data
B. A survey conducted with a small group
C. A bureau of research specialists
D. A count of a particular population - CORRECT ANSWER A count of a particular population
7. What is the term given to describe the count of patients present at a specific time and in a particular
place in a hospital setting?
A. An inpatient census
B. A diagnosis-related group
C. A case-mix report
D. An MS-DRG category - CORRECT ANSWER An inpatient census
8. What are statistics called that refer to important events in our lives, such as births, marriages,
deaths, and divorces?
A. Health statistics
B. Vital statistics
C. Human statistics
D. Popular statistics - CORRECT ANSWER Vital statistics
, 9. Which of the following is a single item or datum calculated from and representing a collection of
items?
A. A sample
B. Data
C. A statistic
D. A fact - CORRECT ANSWER A statistic
10. Data is the same thing as information.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE - CORRECT ANSWER FALSE
11. A group of 106 children are seen at the hematology specialty clinic in a week. Thirty-six have
Classic Hemophilia Type A; seventy have other bleeding or blood disorders. What is the proportion of
people in the group that have Classic Hemophilia Type A? Express in a decimal; round to 2 digits
after the decimal.
A. 3.39
B. 0.33
C. 33.96%
D. 0.34 - CORRECT ANSWER = 0.34
12. A GYN sees 75 women in one week. Forty-two were seen for their annual preventive exam and
received Pap smears. Express the rate of Pap smears performed in this week. Express in percent.
A. 5.6 %
B. 74.67%
C. 56%
D. 0.56 - CORRECT ANSWER () x 100 = 56%
