HIMT 1100 - Paradigm - Chapter 10
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
statistics - CORRECT ANSWER - collection, analysis, interpretation and presentation of
data
nosocomial - CORRECT ANSWER - a type of infection that patients acquire while in the
hospital
vital statistics - CORRECT ANSWER - data collection for birth and death certificates; data
gathered for population trends
valid - CORRECT ANSWER - when statistics are relevant to the purpose for which they
are being used
morbidity and mortality - CORRECT ANSWER - most commonly computed health
statistics
percentage - CORRECT ANSWER - calculation that indicates parts per 100
ratio - CORRECT ANSWER - comparison between two numbers or quantities
demographic data - CORRECT ANSWER - name, address, geographic area, gender,
ethnicity and socioeconomic status
bell curve - CORRECT ANSWER - graphic image that represents the measures of
variation
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
statistics - CORRECT ANSWER - collection, analysis, interpretation and presentation of
data
nosocomial - CORRECT ANSWER - a type of infection that patients acquire while in the
hospital
vital statistics - CORRECT ANSWER - data collection for birth and death certificates; data
gathered for population trends
valid - CORRECT ANSWER - when statistics are relevant to the purpose for which they
are being used
morbidity and mortality - CORRECT ANSWER - most commonly computed health
statistics
percentage - CORRECT ANSWER - calculation that indicates parts per 100
ratio - CORRECT ANSWER - comparison between two numbers or quantities
demographic data - CORRECT ANSWER - name, address, geographic area, gender,
ethnicity and socioeconomic status
bell curve - CORRECT ANSWER - graphic image that represents the measures of
variation
