Applied Healthcare Statistics Exam |
Q&A Study Guide | 2026 | 100%
Verified | A+ Pass
• discrete data -✓✓distinct values, can be counted, unconnected points (ex. number of
students)
• continuous data -✓✓values are within a range, measured not counted, no gaps
between data points (ex. time in a race)
• less than or greater than -✓✓marked with (parenthesis), open circle on number line
• less than or equal to
greater than or equal to -✓✓marked with {brackets}, closed/shaded circle on number
line
• prime factorization -✓✓writing the number as a product (multiplication) of any prime
numbers (ex. 12= 2x2x3)
• greatest common factor -✓✓the largest number that divides all the given numbers
evenly (ex. 8 and 10 = 2)
• least common multiple -✓✓the smallest number that can be divided by the given
numbers (ex. 16 and 32 = 16)
• 1 tablespoon = ? teaspoons -✓✓3 teaspoons
• 1 fluid ounce = ? tablespoons -✓✓2 tablespoons
• 1 cup = ? ounces -✓✓8 ounces
• 1 pint = ? cups -✓✓2 cups
• 1 quart = ? pints -✓✓2 pints
• 1 gallon = ? quarts -✓✓4 quarts
• 1 Liter = ? milliliter (mL) -✓✓1000mL
• 1 kilogram (kg) = ? grams -✓✓1000 grams
, • 1 gram = ? milligrams (mg) -✓✓1000 mg
• 1 mg = ? mcg -✓✓1000 mcg
• 1 cc = ? ml -✓✓1 ml
• 1 fluid ounce = ? ml -✓✓30 ml (or 2 tbsp)
• 1 Liter = ? quarts -✓✓1.057 quarts
• 1 tsp = ? mL -✓✓5 mL
• 1 kg = ? lb -✓✓2.2 lb
• 1 ounce = ? grams -✓✓28.35 grams
• 1 tablespoon = ? mL -✓✓15 mL
• formula to convert Celsius to Fahrenheit -✓✓Celsius x 9/5 + 32
• formula to convert Fahrenheit to Celsius -✓✓Fahrenheit - 32 x 5/9
• slope-intercept equation -✓✓y = mx + b
• what does m represent in the slope-intercept equation -✓✓slope of the line
• what does y represent in the slope-intercept equation -✓✓y intercept
• Slope of a line -✓✓Rise/Run
• Rise/Run -✓✓(y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1)
• quantitative data -✓✓data values that are numerical, quantities that can be counted or
measured, AKA numerical data
• categorical data -✓✓data that are groups or labels, not necessarily numerical, AKA
qualitative data
• how to display categorical data -✓✓pie chart or bar chart
• how to display quantitative data -✓✓histogram, stemplot, or boxplot
• symmetric histogram shape -✓✓left half is roughly same as right half
Q&A Study Guide | 2026 | 100%
Verified | A+ Pass
• discrete data -✓✓distinct values, can be counted, unconnected points (ex. number of
students)
• continuous data -✓✓values are within a range, measured not counted, no gaps
between data points (ex. time in a race)
• less than or greater than -✓✓marked with (parenthesis), open circle on number line
• less than or equal to
greater than or equal to -✓✓marked with {brackets}, closed/shaded circle on number
line
• prime factorization -✓✓writing the number as a product (multiplication) of any prime
numbers (ex. 12= 2x2x3)
• greatest common factor -✓✓the largest number that divides all the given numbers
evenly (ex. 8 and 10 = 2)
• least common multiple -✓✓the smallest number that can be divided by the given
numbers (ex. 16 and 32 = 16)
• 1 tablespoon = ? teaspoons -✓✓3 teaspoons
• 1 fluid ounce = ? tablespoons -✓✓2 tablespoons
• 1 cup = ? ounces -✓✓8 ounces
• 1 pint = ? cups -✓✓2 cups
• 1 quart = ? pints -✓✓2 pints
• 1 gallon = ? quarts -✓✓4 quarts
• 1 Liter = ? milliliter (mL) -✓✓1000mL
• 1 kilogram (kg) = ? grams -✓✓1000 grams
, • 1 gram = ? milligrams (mg) -✓✓1000 mg
• 1 mg = ? mcg -✓✓1000 mcg
• 1 cc = ? ml -✓✓1 ml
• 1 fluid ounce = ? ml -✓✓30 ml (or 2 tbsp)
• 1 Liter = ? quarts -✓✓1.057 quarts
• 1 tsp = ? mL -✓✓5 mL
• 1 kg = ? lb -✓✓2.2 lb
• 1 ounce = ? grams -✓✓28.35 grams
• 1 tablespoon = ? mL -✓✓15 mL
• formula to convert Celsius to Fahrenheit -✓✓Celsius x 9/5 + 32
• formula to convert Fahrenheit to Celsius -✓✓Fahrenheit - 32 x 5/9
• slope-intercept equation -✓✓y = mx + b
• what does m represent in the slope-intercept equation -✓✓slope of the line
• what does y represent in the slope-intercept equation -✓✓y intercept
• Slope of a line -✓✓Rise/Run
• Rise/Run -✓✓(y2 - y1) / (x2 - x1)
• quantitative data -✓✓data values that are numerical, quantities that can be counted or
measured, AKA numerical data
• categorical data -✓✓data that are groups or labels, not necessarily numerical, AKA
qualitative data
• how to display categorical data -✓✓pie chart or bar chart
• how to display quantitative data -✓✓histogram, stemplot, or boxplot
• symmetric histogram shape -✓✓left half is roughly same as right half
