APPLIED HEALTHCARE STATISTICS WGU - C784
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Discrete data
Distinct values, counted, unconnected points
Number of eggs
Continuous data
Values within a range, measured, connected points
Height of a child
Less than/greater than
( ) in writing, open circle on line, number NOT included
Less than or equal to/greater than or equal to
[ ], closed circle on line, number included
Prime numbers
Only 2 positive factors
Composite number
More than 2 positive factors
Prime factorization
Writing number as a product of only prime numbers
greatest common factor (GCF)
The largest factor that two or more numbers have in common.
multiples of a number
A number multiplied by various integers
3: 3,6,9,13,15,etc
least common multiple
Smallest positive number that can be divided evenly
milli
thousandth
kilo
thousand
Celsius to Fahrenheit
(C x 9/5) + 32
Farenheit to Celsius
5/9 x (F - 32)
like terms
same variable and same exponent, combined by addition and subtraction
Additional/subtraction principle of equality
Adding/subtracting the same number to both sides causes the resulting expression to
remain the same
Multiplication/division principle of equality
Multiplying/dividing by the same nonzero number on both zeros doesn't change the
resulting expression
Butterfly method / cross multiply
A/b=c/d then AxD=BxC
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Discrete data
Distinct values, counted, unconnected points
Number of eggs
Continuous data
Values within a range, measured, connected points
Height of a child
Less than/greater than
( ) in writing, open circle on line, number NOT included
Less than or equal to/greater than or equal to
[ ], closed circle on line, number included
Prime numbers
Only 2 positive factors
Composite number
More than 2 positive factors
Prime factorization
Writing number as a product of only prime numbers
greatest common factor (GCF)
The largest factor that two or more numbers have in common.
multiples of a number
A number multiplied by various integers
3: 3,6,9,13,15,etc
least common multiple
Smallest positive number that can be divided evenly
milli
thousandth
kilo
thousand
Celsius to Fahrenheit
(C x 9/5) + 32
Farenheit to Celsius
5/9 x (F - 32)
like terms
same variable and same exponent, combined by addition and subtraction
Additional/subtraction principle of equality
Adding/subtracting the same number to both sides causes the resulting expression to
remain the same
Multiplication/division principle of equality
Multiplying/dividing by the same nonzero number on both zeros doesn't change the
resulting expression
Butterfly method / cross multiply
A/b=c/d then AxD=BxC
