WGU C985 HEALTH CARE ANALYTICS
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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Linear cregression c- cANSWER-In cconversations cwith cher cpatients, ca cphysical
ctherapist cnotices cthat cpatients cwho care con cWorkman's cCompensation cand chave
csupportive csupervisors, ceager cfor cthem cto creturn cto cwork, chave cmore cpositive
coutcomes cin crehabilitation cthan cthose cpatients cwhose csupervisors chave ca cnegative
cattitude ctoward ctheir cemployee's cinjury: cinsisting cthey cnot creturn cto cwork cuntil cthey
care cat c100% cbecause cif canything cless cthey care c"useless cto cthe cjob".
What ctype cof ctest ccould cthe ctherapist cuse cto csee cif cthese ctwo cfactors chave ca
cmeasurable crelationship?
Regression canalysis c- cANSWER-Data canalysts cat ca clarge cmetropolitan chospital
cneed cto cdetermine crisk cfactors cassociated cwith creadmission cwithin c30 cdays cvia
cthe chospital's cemergency croom camong cpatients cwith cCOPD. cThe cvariables cof
, cinterest cinclude cage, cgender, crace/ethnicity, cinsurance cstatus, cand cfamily csupport.
cWhich cstatistical ctechnique cshould cbe cused?
ANOVA c- cANSWER-Several ccommunity chealth ccenters cacross ca crural cstate care
cgathering cdata con ctheir cpre-diabetic cpatients cand cusing cA1c clevels cas ca cbaseline
cmeasurement cto cinclude cpatients cin ca cresearch cproject. cThree cdifferent
cinterventions cwill cbe capplied.
One cgroup cof cpatients cwill creceive ca cspecial cdiet cto cfollow; cthe csecond cgroup cwill
cwork cwith cphysical ctherapists con ca cregular cexercise cprogram; cthe cthird cgroup cwill
cfollow cthe cdiet cand cengage cin cthe cexercise.
Which cstatistical ctest cwill cbe cappropriate cto cuse cto cdetermine cwhich ctreatment cis
cmost ceffective cin ccontrolling cpre-diabetes?
time cseries c- cANSWER-A chospital cCFO cis canalyzing cthe ccost cbenefits cof cusing cthe
cpatient creminder csystem, cwhich cwas cimplemented cover ca cyear cago, cto csee cif cthe
cautomated csystem cresults cin cless cmissed cappointments c("no-shows").
She cis ccomparing cquarterly creports cfrom cthis cpast cyear con cvolume cof cpatients cwho
cdid cnot cshow cup cto ctheir cappointments, cto cthe cvolume cof cpatients cof cthe cprevious
cyear, cwho cdid cnot cshow cup cto ctheir cappointments, cto csee cif cthe cautomated
csystem chas cproven ceffective. cShe cis cconsidering cother cvariables cas cshe creviews
cthe cdata, cbut cis cprimarily canalyzing cthe cnumber cof c"no-show" cpatients cfrom clast
cyear's cquarterly creports cto cthis cyear's.
Cross-sectional c- cANSWER-There care ctwo cstandard ctreatments cfor cchildren cwith
cADHD cwho cdisplay ca cspecific cset cof ccharacteristics. cOne ctreatment cis ca ccognitive
cbehavioral cintervention, cand cthe cother cis ca cdietary cand cbiomedical cintervention.
cBoth ctreatments chave cequally cstrong cclinical cevidence csupporting ctheir cefficacy. cA
cresearcher cproposes ca ccomparison cof cthe ctwo cinterventions cto cdetermine cwhich cis
cpreferable. cThe cchildren cwill cbe crandomized cto cone cof ctwo cgroups: chalf cof cthe
cchildren cwill creceive cthe ccognitive cbehavioral cintervention cand cthe cother chalf cof
cthe cchildren cwill creceive cthe cdietary cand cbiomedical cintervention. cWhich ctest cis
cappropriate cto cdetermining cthe cpreferable ctreatment?
The cmean c(average) clength cof cstay cand
c
The cmean cnumber cof cproviders cseeing ceach cpatient ceach cday c- cANSWER-The
cvice cpresident, cCMO, cand cOperations cTeam ccollected cdata con cresources cused cby
cpatients cwho chave cundergone ccoronary cbypass cand cthe clength cof cstays cfor ca
cdefined cpopulation cof cpatients cwho creceived cCABG csurgery. cSince cthe craw cdata
cis ccomplex cto cdiscuss cand cevaluate, cthe cteam cwill cuse cdescriptive cstatistics cto
canalyze cthe cdata cto csupport ctheir cdecisions cfor crecommendations.
Which cof cthe cfollowing cdescriptive cstatistics ccould cprove cthe cmost cuseful?
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
100% CORRECT
Linear cregression c- cANSWER-In cconversations cwith cher cpatients, ca cphysical
ctherapist cnotices cthat cpatients cwho care con cWorkman's cCompensation cand chave
csupportive csupervisors, ceager cfor cthem cto creturn cto cwork, chave cmore cpositive
coutcomes cin crehabilitation cthan cthose cpatients cwhose csupervisors chave ca cnegative
cattitude ctoward ctheir cemployee's cinjury: cinsisting cthey cnot creturn cto cwork cuntil cthey
care cat c100% cbecause cif canything cless cthey care c"useless cto cthe cjob".
What ctype cof ctest ccould cthe ctherapist cuse cto csee cif cthese ctwo cfactors chave ca
cmeasurable crelationship?
Regression canalysis c- cANSWER-Data canalysts cat ca clarge cmetropolitan chospital
cneed cto cdetermine crisk cfactors cassociated cwith creadmission cwithin c30 cdays cvia
cthe chospital's cemergency croom camong cpatients cwith cCOPD. cThe cvariables cof
, cinterest cinclude cage, cgender, crace/ethnicity, cinsurance cstatus, cand cfamily csupport.
cWhich cstatistical ctechnique cshould cbe cused?
ANOVA c- cANSWER-Several ccommunity chealth ccenters cacross ca crural cstate care
cgathering cdata con ctheir cpre-diabetic cpatients cand cusing cA1c clevels cas ca cbaseline
cmeasurement cto cinclude cpatients cin ca cresearch cproject. cThree cdifferent
cinterventions cwill cbe capplied.
One cgroup cof cpatients cwill creceive ca cspecial cdiet cto cfollow; cthe csecond cgroup cwill
cwork cwith cphysical ctherapists con ca cregular cexercise cprogram; cthe cthird cgroup cwill
cfollow cthe cdiet cand cengage cin cthe cexercise.
Which cstatistical ctest cwill cbe cappropriate cto cuse cto cdetermine cwhich ctreatment cis
cmost ceffective cin ccontrolling cpre-diabetes?
time cseries c- cANSWER-A chospital cCFO cis canalyzing cthe ccost cbenefits cof cusing cthe
cpatient creminder csystem, cwhich cwas cimplemented cover ca cyear cago, cto csee cif cthe
cautomated csystem cresults cin cless cmissed cappointments c("no-shows").
She cis ccomparing cquarterly creports cfrom cthis cpast cyear con cvolume cof cpatients cwho
cdid cnot cshow cup cto ctheir cappointments, cto cthe cvolume cof cpatients cof cthe cprevious
cyear, cwho cdid cnot cshow cup cto ctheir cappointments, cto csee cif cthe cautomated
csystem chas cproven ceffective. cShe cis cconsidering cother cvariables cas cshe creviews
cthe cdata, cbut cis cprimarily canalyzing cthe cnumber cof c"no-show" cpatients cfrom clast
cyear's cquarterly creports cto cthis cyear's.
Cross-sectional c- cANSWER-There care ctwo cstandard ctreatments cfor cchildren cwith
cADHD cwho cdisplay ca cspecific cset cof ccharacteristics. cOne ctreatment cis ca ccognitive
cbehavioral cintervention, cand cthe cother cis ca cdietary cand cbiomedical cintervention.
cBoth ctreatments chave cequally cstrong cclinical cevidence csupporting ctheir cefficacy. cA
cresearcher cproposes ca ccomparison cof cthe ctwo cinterventions cto cdetermine cwhich cis
cpreferable. cThe cchildren cwill cbe crandomized cto cone cof ctwo cgroups: chalf cof cthe
cchildren cwill creceive cthe ccognitive cbehavioral cintervention cand cthe cother chalf cof
cthe cchildren cwill creceive cthe cdietary cand cbiomedical cintervention. cWhich ctest cis
cappropriate cto cdetermining cthe cpreferable ctreatment?
The cmean c(average) clength cof cstay cand
c
The cmean cnumber cof cproviders cseeing ceach cpatient ceach cday c- cANSWER-The
cvice cpresident, cCMO, cand cOperations cTeam ccollected cdata con cresources cused cby
cpatients cwho chave cundergone ccoronary cbypass cand cthe clength cof cstays cfor ca
cdefined cpopulation cof cpatients cwho creceived cCABG csurgery. cSince cthe craw cdata
cis ccomplex cto cdiscuss cand cevaluate, cthe cteam cwill cuse cdescriptive cstatistics cto
canalyze cthe cdata cto csupport ctheir cdecisions cfor crecommendations.
Which cof cthe cfollowing cdescriptive cstatistics ccould cprove cthe cmost cuseful?
