TEST PAPER HEALTHCARE DATA MANAGEMENT
AND REPORTING REVIEW SHEET FULL
SOLUTIONS
◉ Which one of the following is NOT an accurate statement
regarding the KPIs for a competitive set?
A) The average KPIs for a comp set are calculated based upon a
straight average of theKPIs for each member of the comp set.
B) The average KPIs for a comp set are calculated based upon the
aggregated rawdata of each member of the comp set.
C) The average KPIs for a comp set are weighted by the number of
rooms in each hotelthat is a member of the comp set.
D) To calculate average KPIs for a comp set, add up the Supply,
Demand and Revenueof each member and then apply the KPI
formulas.. Answer: A) The average KPIs for a comp set are calculated
based upon a straight average of theKPIs for each member of the
comp set.
◉ When you receive your STAR Report, you see that your occupancy
Index was 95 and your ADR Index was 120. What do you know?
,A) Your RevPAR index will be very close to 100.
B) You outperformed your comp set when it comes to occupancy but
not ADR.
C) The subject hotel is underperforming the comp set in occupancy
but is outperformingthe comp set when it comes to average daily
rate.
D) Your rates are lower than the average rates of your competitors..
Answer: C) The subject hotel is underperforming the comp set in
occupancy but is outperformingthe comp set when it comes to
average daily rate.
◉ When you receive your STAR Report, you see that your occupancy
rank for the current month is 2 of 6 and your ADR rank is 6 of
6.What do you know?
A) You had the second highest occupancy and the highest ADR of all
your competitors.
B) You had the second lowest occupancy and the highest ADR of all
your competitors.
C) You had the second lowest occupancy and the lowest ADR of all
your competitors.
D) You had the second highest occupancy and the lowest ADR of all
your competitors.. Answer: D) You had the second highest
occupancy and the lowest ADR of all your competitors
,◉ Which one of the following is an accurate statement regarding
modeling of industry data?
A) Modeling does not increase the accuracy of the industry data.
B) In countries where industry data is not modeled, it does not
matter which hotelsreported data.
C) Industry data is modeled in the UK.
D) Modeled data is derived by using actual data for reporting hotels
to estimateperformance of non-reporting hotels.. Answer: D)
Modeled data is derived by using actual data for reporting hotels to
estimateperformance of non-reporting hotels.
◉ Which one of the following is NOT an accurate statement
regarding special issues related to math and industry data?
A) Full Availability means the Rooms Available for the industry
segment is the totalnumber of rooms of each hotel times the days in
whatever period you are looking at.
B) Sufficiency rules require that at least four (4) hotels in the
industry segmentparticipate in a period in order for the data to
appear on a STAR Report.
C) Consistent Sample is important to keep in mind when looking at
industry data overtime, in other words were the reporting hotels the
same during the entire period.
, D) The Supply (Rooms Available) number for an industry segment
such as a market willrarely change over a long period. Answer: D)
The Supply (Rooms Available) number for an industry segment such
as a market willrarely change over a long period
◉ Which one of the following is NOT an accurate statement
regarding Segmentation and Additional Revenue data submitted by
someSTR hotels?
A) Additional Revenue data includes Food & Beverage Revenue and
Other Revenue inaddition to Room Revenue, as well as a Total
Revenue number which is thecombination of all three.
B) Segmentation data includes Rooms Sold and Room Revenue for
Group, Transientand Contract.
C) Group Rooms Sold and Room Revenue are defined as business in
blocks of 50rooms per night or more.
D) A good example of Contract business is airline crews. Answer: C)
Group Rooms Sold and Room Revenue are defined as business in
blocks of 50rooms per night or more
◉ Which one of the following is NOT an accurate statement
regarding the use of the STAR Report by top general managers
comparedto average general managers?