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WGU C784 (NEW 2024/ 2025 UPDATE)
APPLIED HEALTHCARE STATISTICS | QS AND AS|
100% CORRECT| GRADE A (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
A skewed distribution where the long tail of the curve is on the negative
side of the peak. - ANS ✓skewed left
Data is both consistent and repeatable. - ANS ✓reliable data
A graph that displays data through vertical bars that show the counts or
numbers in each range. - ANS ✓histogram
The difference between the maximum and minimum values. - ANS ✓range
The difference, in value, between the bottom and top 25 percent of the
sample or population. - ANS ✓interquartile range
A structured form or table that allows data to be collected by marking how
often an event has occurred in a certain interval. - ANS ✓check sheet
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A visual representation of data in which individual data points are plotted
to the right of a vertical line, or chart, and the left (the 'stem') shows the
interval categories. - ANS ✓stem plot
A summary measure that is used to describe an entire set of data with one
value that represents the middle or center of the data set's distribution.
There are three main measures: mean, median, or mode. - ANS ✓measure of
central tendency
Values that divide a data set into four equally sized groups. - ANS ✓quartile
The relationship between units and their visual representation on a graph.
- ANS ✓scale
A number used to describe a specific characteristic about a data set. - ANS
✓numerical summary
A record of the number of times data occurs within a certain category. - ANS
✓frequency distribution
An arrangement of values that illustrates their frequency or occurrence. -
ANS ✓distribution
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