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MHA 705 MODULE 4 EXAM|| ALL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+||
LATEST AND COMPLETE VERSION 2024-2025
WITH EXPERT VERIFIED SOLUTIONS|| ASSURED
PASS!!!!
nominal level data - ANSWER: groups or categories of data. mutually exclusive,
can't be in more than 1 group or category. ex: patient demographics, payer. no
particular order.
notifiable diseases - ANSWER: diseases for which health officials request or
require reporting for public health reasons
ordinal data - ANSWER: the order of the numbers is meaningful, not the numbers
themselves.
bar charts - ANSWER: Used when data is divided into categories (discrete data)
The bars are separated to show different categories
interval level data - ANSWER: intervals between successive values are equal
pie chart - ANSWER: a chart that shows the relationship of a part to a whole
ratio level data scale - ANSWER: highest level of measurement. there's is a
defined unit of measure, a real zero point, add the intervals are equal
line graph - ANSWER: a graph that uses one or more lines to show changes in
statistics over time or space. does not represent frequency distribution
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discreet variables - ANSWER: fall into categories and can only take in a limited
number of values and have gaps between successive values
Histogram - ANSWER: a bar graph depicting a frequency distribution
continue variables - ANSWER: no gaps in the measurement data. either interval or
ratio level. some of the ratio level variables are discreet
frequency polygon - ANSWER: A line figure used to present data from a
frequency distribution
daily inpatient census - ANSWER: Official count of inpatients present at
midnight, calculated each day. Calculated by inpatient census at midnight prior day
+ admissions - discharges (including deaths) + patients that were admitted and
discharged same day
scatter chart - ANSWER: A chart that shows the relationship between two
categories of data; sometimes called an XY chart.
inpatient service day - ANSWER: A unit of measure equivalent to the services
received by one inpatient during one 24-hour period. also equal to the daily
inpatient census for 1 24-hr period
bubble chart - ANSWER: A type of scatter plot with circular symbols used to
compare three variables; the area of the circle indicates the value of a third variable
MHA 705 MODULE 4 EXAM|| ALL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+||
LATEST AND COMPLETE VERSION 2024-2025
WITH EXPERT VERIFIED SOLUTIONS|| ASSURED
PASS!!!!
nominal level data - ANSWER: groups or categories of data. mutually exclusive,
can't be in more than 1 group or category. ex: patient demographics, payer. no
particular order.
notifiable diseases - ANSWER: diseases for which health officials request or
require reporting for public health reasons
ordinal data - ANSWER: the order of the numbers is meaningful, not the numbers
themselves.
bar charts - ANSWER: Used when data is divided into categories (discrete data)
The bars are separated to show different categories
interval level data - ANSWER: intervals between successive values are equal
pie chart - ANSWER: a chart that shows the relationship of a part to a whole
ratio level data scale - ANSWER: highest level of measurement. there's is a
defined unit of measure, a real zero point, add the intervals are equal
line graph - ANSWER: a graph that uses one or more lines to show changes in
statistics over time or space. does not represent frequency distribution
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discreet variables - ANSWER: fall into categories and can only take in a limited
number of values and have gaps between successive values
Histogram - ANSWER: a bar graph depicting a frequency distribution
continue variables - ANSWER: no gaps in the measurement data. either interval or
ratio level. some of the ratio level variables are discreet
frequency polygon - ANSWER: A line figure used to present data from a
frequency distribution
daily inpatient census - ANSWER: Official count of inpatients present at
midnight, calculated each day. Calculated by inpatient census at midnight prior day
+ admissions - discharges (including deaths) + patients that were admitted and
discharged same day
scatter chart - ANSWER: A chart that shows the relationship between two
categories of data; sometimes called an XY chart.
inpatient service day - ANSWER: A unit of measure equivalent to the services
received by one inpatient during one 24-hour period. also equal to the daily
inpatient census for 1 24-hr period
bubble chart - ANSWER: A type of scatter plot with circular symbols used to
compare three variables; the area of the circle indicates the value of a third variable
