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For Order This And Any Other Test Banks And Solutions Manuals, Course, Assignments, Discussions, Quizzes, Exams, Contact us At: johnmate1122@gmail.com Test Bank Basic Allied Health Statistics and Analysis 4th Edition Indicate whether the statement is true or false. 1. Demography is the study of the characteristics of the human population. a. True b. False 2. Data extracted from individual health records and combined to form de-identified information about the patient group that can be compared and analyzed is called aggregate data. a. True b. False 3. The following example is part of a sample: In December, 5 patients left the hospital AMA (Against Medical Advice) and the hospital is requesting an evaluation of why this occurred. a. True b. False 4. A patient who leaves without an order for discharge is considered an AMA (against medical advice). a. True b. False 5. The collection, organization, analysis, presentation and interpretation of numerical data is the basic definition of statistics. a. True b. False 6. Theoretical statistics deals with the application of theorems, formulae, rules, and laws to solve real-world problems. a. True b. False
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chapter 1 7. The number of births, date of deaths, and number of marriages are examples of vital statistics. a. True b. False 8. The full term for the abbreviation DIS or DC is discharge. a. True b. False
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 9. Identify the term for data that refers to death rates. a. Mortality b. Ordinal c. Morbidity d. Nominal 10. Data measured in decimal fractions, but recorded to the nearest whole number. a. discrete data b. continuous data 11. Identify the term for data that gathers data on the prevalence of disease. a. Mortality b. Nominal c. Morbidity d. Ordinal 12. Which of the following is an example of demographic information? a. Patient’s date of birth b. Patient’s date of admission c. Neither a nor b d. Both a and b 13. The term “constant” is defined as the following: a. Something that only assumes one value b. Something that can change 14. Indicate whether the data represented in the following example is part of a population or a sample: A coder in the Health Information Department has coded 1,000 charts in the past month and her supervisor plans to check 10% of the charts. a. Sample b. Population 15. Identify a use of data collected by the HIM Department. a. Adding medical services
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chapter 1 b. Planning a building expansion c. Both a and b d. Neither a nor b 16. Identify the major reason(s) for collecting and using statistical data. a. Management decisions b. Patient care decisions c. Both a and b d. Neither a nor b 17. Which statement is correct? a. Data are based on facts. b. Data are collected at the end of a patient's stay. c. Data are collected only on patients only on observations. d. Data are never collected on inpatient admissions. 18. An HIM professional, specific to statistical data, may: a. collect data b. define the data elements c. present the data d. all of the above 19. Financial data, medical service data, and staffing data are best defined as what type of data? a. Management statistical data b. Patient care statistical data 20. Identify the term for data that combines scores in some way. a. Discrete b. Grouped c. Nominal d. Ordinal 21. Which of the following is an example of a constant? a. A patient’s blood pressure b. A patient’s date of birth c. A patient’s heart rate d. A patient’s age 22. Identify the term that describes and analyzes a given group without drawing conclusions. a. Descriptive statistics b. Inferential statistics
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chapter 1 23. Identify the term that provides information based on data from a sample and draws a conclusion about the subject of the data. a. Descriptive statistics b. Inferential statistics 24. This entity is concerned with health promotion and prevention of diseases. a. NCHS b. DHHS c. CDC d. CMS 25. Identify the term for data that “measures to the nearest.” a. Grouped b. Continuous c. Nominal d. Ordinal 26. _____ data contains information on different elements of a population or sample for the same period of time. a. Time Series b. Cross Section c. Constant d. Variable 27. Indicate whether the following represents quantitative or qualitative variables: The number of pregnancies. a. Quantitative b. Qualitative 28. Registers indexes lists and abstracts are examples of a. primary data b. secondary data 29. The term ____ is best defined as “information, especially when organized for analysis or used as the basis for a decision.” a. statistic s b. numbers c. database d. data 30. Identify the term for data that refers to an ordering or ranking. a. Nominal b. Discrete c. Grouped d. Ordinal
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chapter 1 31. Government agencies, third-party payers, and accrediting agencies are examples of this. a. internal users b. external users 32. Demographic information is also referred to as ____. a. medical information b. non-medical information c. statistical information d. non-statistical information 33. Another term for tentative diagnosis. a. provisional diagnosis b. discharge diagnosis 34. Indicate whether the following represents quantitative or qualitative variables: Gender of a patient. a. Quantitative b. Qualitative 35. The process by which data are gathered. a. data collection b. data processing c. data accuracy d. data analysis 36. Indicate whether the following represents quantitative or qualitative variables: A patient’s heart rate. a. Quantitative b. Qualitative 37. The term “variable” is defined as the following: a. Something that can change b. Something that assumes one value 38. A process of comparing the performance of an organization to a standard a. benchmark b. assessment c. research d. accountability 39. Which is referred to as a major primary data source? a. A patient’s abstracted record b. A patient’s medical record c. A patient’s bill d. A patient’s claim data
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chapter 1 40. A direct end user of a hospital’s statistical data used to make decisions includes: a. hospital patients b. hospital’s Governing Board c. school district employees d. none of the above 41. The U. S. census carried out by the U.S. government is an example of a. inferential statistics b. descriptive statistics 42. This type of data represents values or observations that can be measured on an evenly distributed scale beginning at a point other than true zero. a. ordinal data b. ranked data c. interval data d. ratio data 43. Indicate whether the data represented in the following example is part of a population or a sample: 51 patients in the Emergency Department expired during the past year and the hospital is requesting an analysis of the deaths. a. Sample b. Population
Enter the appropriate word(s) to complete the statement. 44. The full term for the abbreviation IP is ____________________. 45. The full term for the abbreviation AHA is ______________________________. 46. The full term for the abbreviation CDC _____________________________________________. 47. The full term for the abbreviation DOA is _________________________. 48. The full term for the abbreviation ICU ___________________________________. 49. The full term for the abbreviation CMS is __________________________________________________.
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chapter 1 Answer Key 1. True 2. True 3. False 4. True 5. True 6. False 7. True 8. True 9. a 10. b 11. c 12. d 13. a 14. a 15. c 16. c 17. a 18. d 19. a 20. b 21. b 22. a 23. b 24. c 25. b 26. b
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chapter 1 27. a 28. b 29. d 30. d 31. b 32. b 33. a 34. b 35. a 36. a 37. a 38. a 39. b 40. b 41. b 42. c 43. b 44. Inpatient 45. American Hospital Association 46. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 47. Dead on arrival 48. Intensive Care Unit 49. Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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