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MHA 705 MODULE 4 EXAM 2024 LATEST EXAM | ALL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS | GRADED A+ |
VERIFIED ANSWERS
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
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
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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
adults and children census vs newborn census - Answer: adults and children are
counted together. newborns are counted separately due to the intensity of services
provided to adults and children is greater than those provided to newborns
mean - Answer: the arithmetic average of a distribution, obtained by adding the
scores and then dividing by the number of scores
average daily census - Answer: total inpatient service days for given period ÷
number of days in same period
Median - Answer: the middle score in a distribution; half the scores are above it
and half are below it
inpatient bed occupancy rate or percentage of occupancy - Answer: percent of
official beds occupied by inpatient for given period of time. calculation: total
number of inpatient service days for given period ÷ total number of inpatient bed
count days for same period
mode - Answer: the most frequently occurring score(s) in a distribution
bed count days - Answer: The total number of inpatient beds times the total
number of days in the period
range - Answer: the difference between the highest and lowest scores in a
distribution
MHA 705 MODULE 4 EXAM 2024 LATEST EXAM | ALL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS | GRADED A+ |
VERIFIED ANSWERS
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
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
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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
adults and children census vs newborn census - Answer: adults and children are
counted together. newborns are counted separately due to the intensity of services
provided to adults and children is greater than those provided to newborns
mean - Answer: the arithmetic average of a distribution, obtained by adding the
scores and then dividing by the number of scores
average daily census - Answer: total inpatient service days for given period ÷
number of days in same period
Median - Answer: the middle score in a distribution; half the scores are above it
and half are below it
inpatient bed occupancy rate or percentage of occupancy - Answer: percent of
official beds occupied by inpatient for given period of time. calculation: total
number of inpatient service days for given period ÷ total number of inpatient bed
count days for same period
mode - Answer: the most frequently occurring score(s) in a distribution
bed count days - Answer: The total number of inpatient beds times the total
number of days in the period
range - Answer: the difference between the highest and lowest scores in a
distribution
