MHA 705 MODULE 2 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 FULL PRACTICE TEST
◉ 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
◉ 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.
ANSWERS 2026 FULL PRACTICE TEST
◉ 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
◉ 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.
