S-215 FINAL TEST PAPER 2026 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 100%
ACCURATE
⩥ Which of the following are unprocessed facts and figures?
a. Numbers
b. Data
c. Statistics
d. Knowledge. Answer: B
⩥ Health statistics provide information about the health of which of the
following?
a. Terminally ill patients
b. Healthcare employees
c. Family practice physicians
d. The population in general. Answer: D
⩥ Which of the following is considered a source of primary data?
a. The master patient index
b. The card catalog
c. The health record
d. The Department of Health and Human Services. Answer: C
,⩥ A census is defined as which of the following?
a. A collection of data
b. A survey conducted with a small group
c. A bureau of research specialists
d. A count of a particular population. Answer: D
⩥ What is the term given to describe the count of patients present at a
specific time and in a particular place in a hospital setting?
a. An inpatient census
b. A diagnosis-related group
c. A case-mix report
d. An MS-DRG category. Answer: A
⩥ The type of statistics that describes the characteristics of a group or
population is called _____.
a. Inferential statistics
b. Descriptive statistics
c. Generalized statistics
d. Mathematical statistics. Answer: B
⩥ The agency that tries to make healthcare safer; of higher quality; and
more accessible, equitable, and affordable is _____.
,a. CDC
b. CMS
c. AHRQ
d. MCO. Answer: C
⩥ A division of the Department of Health and Human Services that
manages the policies for the Medicare and Medicaid population is the
_____.
a. WHO
b. CDC
c. CMS
d. AHRQ. Answer: C
⩥ If a researcher is able to measure what he intended to measure, this is
referred to as _____.
a. Competence
b. Validity
c. Reliability
d. Consistent. Answer: B
⩥ The number obtained by dividing the numerator of a fraction by the
denominator is called _____.
a. Fraction
, b. Decimal
c. Quotient
d. Ratio. Answer: C
⩥ What are the four types or scales of measurement of categorical data?
a. Ratio, interval, metric, and minimal
b. Nominal, ordinal, periodic, and relative
c. Nominal, ordinal, rational, and interval
d. Ratio, interval, nominal, and ordinal. Answer: D
⩥ What scale of measurement is depicted in the "Lab Results" table
below? 1 = HIV Positive; 2 = HIV Negative; 3 = HIV Inconclusive
a. Nominal
b. Ordinal
c. Rational
d. Interval. Answer: A
⩥ A type of diagram that is used to graphically show the relationship
between two numerical variables.
a. Table
b. Pie chart
c. Scatter diagram
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 100%
ACCURATE
⩥ Which of the following are unprocessed facts and figures?
a. Numbers
b. Data
c. Statistics
d. Knowledge. Answer: B
⩥ Health statistics provide information about the health of which of the
following?
a. Terminally ill patients
b. Healthcare employees
c. Family practice physicians
d. The population in general. Answer: D
⩥ Which of the following is considered a source of primary data?
a. The master patient index
b. The card catalog
c. The health record
d. The Department of Health and Human Services. Answer: C
,⩥ A census is defined as which of the following?
a. A collection of data
b. A survey conducted with a small group
c. A bureau of research specialists
d. A count of a particular population. Answer: D
⩥ What is the term given to describe the count of patients present at a
specific time and in a particular place in a hospital setting?
a. An inpatient census
b. A diagnosis-related group
c. A case-mix report
d. An MS-DRG category. Answer: A
⩥ The type of statistics that describes the characteristics of a group or
population is called _____.
a. Inferential statistics
b. Descriptive statistics
c. Generalized statistics
d. Mathematical statistics. Answer: B
⩥ The agency that tries to make healthcare safer; of higher quality; and
more accessible, equitable, and affordable is _____.
,a. CDC
b. CMS
c. AHRQ
d. MCO. Answer: C
⩥ A division of the Department of Health and Human Services that
manages the policies for the Medicare and Medicaid population is the
_____.
a. WHO
b. CDC
c. CMS
d. AHRQ. Answer: C
⩥ If a researcher is able to measure what he intended to measure, this is
referred to as _____.
a. Competence
b. Validity
c. Reliability
d. Consistent. Answer: B
⩥ The number obtained by dividing the numerator of a fraction by the
denominator is called _____.
a. Fraction
, b. Decimal
c. Quotient
d. Ratio. Answer: C
⩥ What are the four types or scales of measurement of categorical data?
a. Ratio, interval, metric, and minimal
b. Nominal, ordinal, periodic, and relative
c. Nominal, ordinal, rational, and interval
d. Ratio, interval, nominal, and ordinal. Answer: D
⩥ What scale of measurement is depicted in the "Lab Results" table
below? 1 = HIV Positive; 2 = HIV Negative; 3 = HIV Inconclusive
a. Nominal
b. Ordinal
c. Rational
d. Interval. Answer: A
⩥ A type of diagram that is used to graphically show the relationship
between two numerical variables.
a. Table
b. Pie chart
c. Scatter diagram
