HEALTHCARE STATISTICS
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS:
Danstan
, The term "____" has two meanings; it refers to a numerical fact and is defined as "the method of
collecting, organizing, analyzing, presenting, and interpreting numerical data."
a. data
b. information
c. statistics
d. knowledge - Answers statistics
The term "____ statistics" refers to an area of statistics which describes and analyzes a given group
without drawing any conclusions or inferences about a larger group.
a. descriptive
b. inferential
c. hypothetical
d. formula - Answers descriptive
The term "data collection" refers to:
a. A collection of observations on one or more variables.
b. The process by which data are gathered.
c. The process of organizing information.
d. The preparation of information for processing by computers. - Answers The process by which data are
gathered.
Characteristics such as a person's height, weight, and blood pressure are examples of ____ variables.
a. qualitative
b. quantitative
c. discrete
d. continuous - Answers quantitative
If a physician is counting the number of moles on a patient's arm, then they are collecting what type of
data?
a. Discrete
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS:
Danstan
, The term "____" has two meanings; it refers to a numerical fact and is defined as "the method of
collecting, organizing, analyzing, presenting, and interpreting numerical data."
a. data
b. information
c. statistics
d. knowledge - Answers statistics
The term "____ statistics" refers to an area of statistics which describes and analyzes a given group
without drawing any conclusions or inferences about a larger group.
a. descriptive
b. inferential
c. hypothetical
d. formula - Answers descriptive
The term "data collection" refers to:
a. A collection of observations on one or more variables.
b. The process by which data are gathered.
c. The process of organizing information.
d. The preparation of information for processing by computers. - Answers The process by which data are
gathered.
Characteristics such as a person's height, weight, and blood pressure are examples of ____ variables.
a. qualitative
b. quantitative
c. discrete
d. continuous - Answers quantitative
If a physician is counting the number of moles on a patient's arm, then they are collecting what type of
data?
a. Discrete
