This quiz contains multiple choice questions concerning healthcare statistics – both general as well as vital statistics. Statistics are used throughout healthcare for reporting and decision making activities.
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General & Vital Stats
This quiz will evaluate your knowledge of Basic Healthcare Statistics, including Vital Statistics. There is one correct answer for each question and no time limit on this quiz.
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Question 1
A result that is extreme when compared to the other values in a statistical data set is called a/an
A
Negatively skewed
B
Outlier
C
Mode
D
Positively skewed
Question 2
When a distribution is positively skewed, the mean will be _____ the median.
A
the same as
B
symmetrical
C
lower than
D
higher than
Question 3
The time for taking the inpatient census in a facility should be:
A
11:59 pm
B
midnight
C
12:01 am
D
consistent
Question 4
In statistics, a synonym for the term, "mutually exclusive" is"
A
conflicting
B
consistent
C
compatible
D
congruent
Question 5
The death of a product of conception that is at least twenty-eight completed weeks of gestation with a weight of 1,001 grams or more is called a:
A
late fetal death
B
early fetal death
C
intermediate fetal death
Question 6
In a frequency distribution, the lowest value is 6 and the highest value is 16. What is the range?
A
12
B
10
C
11
D
6 to 16
Question 7
Data that is divided into ten equal parts is called (a):
A
quartile
B
decile
C
recapitulation
D
range
Question 8
This is a committee established to review and approve research involving human subjects. The purpose is to ensure that ethical guidelines are followed.
A
Ethics Committee
B
Medical Record Committee
C
Institutional Review Board (IRB)
D
Quality Review Board
Question 9
The death of a product of conception that is fewer than 20 weeks of gestation with a weight of 50 grams or less is called a:
A
early fetal death
B
late fetal death
C
intermediate fetal death
Question 10
A patient who receives ambulatory care services in a hospital based clinic or department is statistically considered a/an:
A
same day admission and discharge
B
inpatient
C
transfer
D
outpatient
Question 11
A bell shaped statistical distribution will:
A
have the mean being slightly lower than the median.
B
be unimodal.
C
have the mode being slightly higher than the median.
D
be bimodal.
Question 11 Explanation:
The mean, median and mode all have the same value in a bell shaped distribution. The distribution is unimodal and symmetrical.
Question 12
When a distribution is negatively skewed, the mean will be _____ the median.
A
the same as
B
symmetrical
C
lower than
D
higher than
Question 13
The term, "iatrogenic" refers to:
A
occurring because of the patient's medical treatment
B
present on admission
C
contagious
D
occurring during the patient's hospitalization
Question 14
In statistics, the "50th percentile" is the
A
range
B
mean
C
mode
D
median
Question 15
Data concerning births, deaths, marriages, and fetal deaths are considered:
A
descriptive statistics
B
nominal data
C
vital statistics
D
ordinal data
Question 16
The death of a product of conception that is twenty completed weeks of gestation but less than 28 weeks with a weight of 501 to 1,000 grams is called a:
A
early fetal death
B
late fetal death
C
intermediate fetal death
Question 17
If a distribution contains a single peak, it is definitely:
A
unimodal
B
symmetrical
C
bimodal
Question 18
When the majority of scores favor one side of the statistical distribution over the other, it is called:
A
quantitative
B
nominal
C
discrete
D
skewed
Question 19
A type of medical research that involves a prospective observational study that follows the participants forward in time to identify future outcomes is referred to as (a/an):
A
clinical trial
B
observational study
C
sample
D
cohort study
Question 19 Explanation:
The Nurses' Health Study is one example of a large cohort study. It produced many important links between lifestyle choices and health. It was a massive and long running analysis of women which began in 1976 and involved nurses in both the US and Canada.
Question 20
A summary of data is called a:
A
decile
B
recapitulation
C
quartile
D
range
Question 20 Explanation:
This is also called a "recap".
Question 21
An example of nominal data would be:
A
gender
B
temperature
C
ranking of sports teams
D
time
Question 22
In statistics, there are ___ measurement scales.
A
6
B
4
C
3
D
5
Question 22 Explanation:
There are four measurement scales . They are nominal, ordinal, interval and ratio.
Question 23
A statistical term that describes the amount of spread in a data set:
A
probability
B
standard deviation
C
variance
D
median
Question 24
Which rate is based on the presence of a preexisting condition at the time of admission?
A
Admission Rate
B
Comorbidity Rate
C
Complication Rate
D
Nosocomial Infection Rate
Question 25
In statistics, "N" refers to:
A
the average of the data
B
the sample size
C
the weighted mean
D
Population size, or the number of values in the population
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In the field of statistics, measures of central tendency are considered a central or typical value distribution. There are three measures of central tendency – mean, median and mode.
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Central Tendency / Range
This quiz will evaluate your knowledge of Measures of Central Tendency and Range. There is one correct answer for each question and no time limit on this quiz.
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Question 1
Given the following numbers, what is the median?
32,33,14,25,28,30,33
A
27.85
B
33.00
C
31.00
D
30.00
Question 1 Explanation:
Put the numbers in ascending order, then choose the middle number.
14,25,28,30,32,33,33
Question 2
The frequency distribution of a data set is symmetrical. The mean of the data set is 32. What is the mode?
A
30
B
This cannot be calculated with the given information
C
22
D
32
Question 3
When graphing data you see that the result is a bell curve. The median is 4.1. What is the mean?
A
4.1
B
4.3
C
4.0
D
4.4
Question 3 Explanation:
The mean, median and mode are all the same in a bell curve.
Question 4
The HITNOTS Hospital OB unit discharged 8 patients on August 15th. The length of stay for each of the patients was :patient A; 2 days; for patient B; 6 days; for patient C; 2 days; for patient D; 2 days; for patient E; 6 days; for patient F; 10 days; for patient G; 3 days; for patient H; 4 days;. What was the MODE length of stay for August 15th for the OB unit? Round to the hundredths.
A
4.37 days
B
3.00 days
C
3.50 days
D
2.00 days
Question 5
What does "mean" mean?
A
average
B
middle number
C
most frequent number
D
variance
Question 6
What is the mean for the following:
4,12,7,7,8,10,11,9
A
9
B
7
C
8.5
D
8
Question 7
Given the following numbers, what is the mode?
32,33,14,25,28,30,33
A
33.00
B
27.85
C
30.00
D
32.00
Question 8
What is the median for the following?
4,12,7,7,8,10,11,9
A
7
B
10
C
9
D
8.5..
Question 8 Explanation:
First, put the numbers in ascending order - 4,7,7,8,9,10,11,12
Then, find the middle number. In this case, both 8 and 9 are in the center. The median would be the middle of 8 and 9, which would be 8.5.
Question 9
Which of the following is not a measure of central tendency?
A
Mode
B
Median
C
Range
D
Mean
Question 10
Which percentile is equivalent to the first quartile (Q1)?
A
75th
B
50th
C
100th
D
25th
Question 11
A data set of 22 values has a sum of 477. What is the mean?
A
21.68
B
22
C
477
D
10494
Question 12
The ______ is the score that divides a distribution into two equal parts so that half of the scores are above it and half of the scores are below it.
A
mode
B
mean
C
average
D
median
Question 13
Given the following numbers, what is the mean?
32,33,14,25,28,30,33
A
27.00
B
33.00
C
30.00
D
27.85
Question 14
Determine the "range" in the following set of numbers.
10,8,14,8,20
A
9
B
8
C
10
D
12
Question 15
What is the mode for the following?
4,12,7,7,8,10,11,9
A
9
B
8.5
C
7
D
8
Question 16
A data set which has 20 values has a sum of 312. What is the mean?
A
20
B
312
C
16.5
D
15.6
Question 17
A data set of 30 values has a mean of 6.2. What is the sum of the values?
A
168
B
4.839
C
186
D
23.8
Question 17 Explanation:
30x6.2 = 186
Question 18
This is likely to skew the mean, but not the median.
A
outliers
B
mode
C
negative numbers
D
range
Question 19
The HITNOTS Hospital OB unit discharged 8 patients on August 15th. The length of stay for each of the patients was : A; 2 days; for patient B; 6 days; for patient C; 2 days; for patient D; 2 days; for patient E; 6 days; for patient F; 10 days; for patient G; 3 days; for patient H; 4 days;. What was the MEAN length of stay for August 15th for the OB unit? Round to the hundredths.
A
3.50 days
B
2.00 days
C
3.00 days
D
4.37 days
Question 20
The HITNOTS Hospital discharged 8 patients from the OB unit on August 15th. The length of stay for each of the patients was as follows: for patient A; 2 days; for patient B; 6 days; for patient C; 2 days; for patient D; 2 days; for patient E; 6 days; for patient F; 10 days; for patient G; 3 days; for patient H; 4 days;. What was the MEDIAN length of stay? Round to the hundredths.
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3.50 days
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4.37 days
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2.00 days
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3.00 days
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Healthcare statistics are used for many purposes. Many statistics are used for decision making. It is therefore necessary to ensure accurate findings.
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Data Analysis
This quiz will evaluate your knowledge of CDI Data Analysis. There is one correct answer for each question and no time limit on this quiz.
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Question 1
Using dashboards in order to review facility statistics is a form of:
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Benchmarking
B
Incident screening
C
Data analysis
D
Needs assessment
Question 2
A dashboard that is easy to use and provides near real-time data, which multiple users have access to is called:
A
Enterprise data
B
Benchmarks
C
Interactive
D
Multi-generational
Question 3
The process of assessing key work processes within the organization and making comparisons with best practices:
A
Process measurement
B
Competitive measurement
C
Internal benchmarking
D
External benchmarking
Question 4
This process allows organizations to measure their own performance internally, and compare it to their peers at other healthcare facilities in order to improve services:
A
External benchmarking
B
Internal benchmarking
C
Case-mix adjustment
D
Risk adjustment variance
Question 5
An easy to read management tool that is a visual graphic, or snapshot, that enables a facility to view data and provide insight into their performance:
A
Praeto chart
B
Dashboard
C
Bar graph
D
Pie chart
Question 6
Transforming raw data into meaningful and insightful graphics could be accomplished by means of a:
A
Dashboard
B
Needs assessment
C
Patient satisfaction survey
D
Benchmark
Question 7
This type of dashboard is designed to show the performance of key activities that directly or indirectly impact the overall perception of the healthcare facility by patients:
A
Nursing metrics
B
Physician workload
C
Patient satisfaction
D
Facility utilization
Question 8
This is a quarterly report that includes statistical claims data for MS-DRGs which are at risk for incorrect payment due to problems with billing and coding:
A
PEPPER
B
OIG Workplan
C
RAC
D
Dashboard
Question 9
A method for evaluating the charge and pricing information of a medical facility:
A
Needs assessment
B
Benchmarking
C
Dashboard analysis
D
Chargemaster review
Question 10
Statistics concerning length of stay, percentage of occupancy and number of discharges most likely would appear in this type of dashboard:
A
Patient satisfaction
B
Physician workload
C
Facility utilization
D
Pharmacy utilization
Question 11
The phrases, “I received clear instructions”, “I did not feel rushed”, and “The staff listened carefully”, would most likely be components of which type of dashboard?
A
Physician workload
B
Facility utilization
C
Nursing metrics
D
Patient satisfaction
Question 12
All of the following data elements except ________ would likely be present in a "physician dashboard".
A
Hospital lab turnaround time
B
Physician actual patient load vs. target patient load
C
Number of new patients admitted by each physician
D
Number of established patients admitted by physician
Question 13
A data analysis tool called a "patient scorecard" would likely contain all the following except:
A
Patient arrival to nurse encounter time
B
Patient feedback
C
Hospital lab turnaround time
D
Patient arrival to physician encounter time
Question 14
Statistics concerning patient falls, hospital-acquired conditions, staffing levels and pressure ulcer rate most likely would appear in this type of dashboard:
A
Facility utilization
B
Physician workload
C
Patient satisfaction
D
Nursing metrics
Question 15
This is a graph that displays observed data in a time sequence. The data displayed usually represent some aspect of the output or performance of a process.
A
run chart
B
line graph
C
bar chart
D
pie chart
Question 16
This graphic display contains both bars and a line graph. It is used when they are several problems or causes and you want to focus on the most significant ones. Individual values are represented in declining order by bars, and the cumulative total is displayed by the line graph.
A
Bar graph
B
Pareto chart
C
Scatter diagram
D
Line graph
Question 17
This is a graphic display that represents data that changes over time. Therefore, trends can be visualized.
A
run chart
B
line graph
C
pie graph
D
Pareto chart
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Statistical displays summarize data in a visual way. Often a visual display is more memorable and understandable.
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Statistical Data Displays
This quiz will evaluate your knowledge of statistical data displays. There is one correct answer for each question and no time limit on this quiz.
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Question 1
The vertical line along the left side of the graph and the horizontal line along the bottom are called:
A
slope
B
scale
C
range
D
axes
Question 2
The steepness of the graph line is called the ______. It indicates how much y changes for every change in x .
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coordinate
B
range
C
slope
D
grade
Question 3
When the majority of data is evenly divided around the center, the display could be described as being:
A
bimodal
B
skewed
C
uniform
D
symmetrical
Question 4
This diagram is a simple way to represent the relationships between groups of things with a clear, visual display using circles that often overlap.
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stem and leaf plot
B
Venn diagram
C
pie chart
D
circle graph
Question 5
A mathematical diagram in which data points are plotted but not connected. The x and y axes represent the two variables being plotted:
A
histogram
B
frequency distribution
C
scattergram
D
stem and leaf plot
Question 6
A graphic presentation of data where the entire circle represents the whole or 100% .
A
Praeto chart
B
pie chart
C
line graph
D
bar graph
Question 7
This type of statistical display has bars that touch each other. It groups numbers into ranges. The lower limit of one interval is also the upper limit of the previous interval.
A
Histogram
B
Venn diagram
C
Praeto chart
D
Bar graph
Question 8
This is a type of chart that contains both bars and a line graph, where individual values are represented in descending order by bars, and the cumulative total is shown by the line.
A
Pareto graph
B
histogram
C
Venn diagram
D
pictogram
Question 9
This graphic presentation displays parts of a whole:
A
Line graph
B
Pie chart
C
Bar graph
D
Venn diagram
Question 10
Assume that you want to display the number of deaths due to prostate cancer from the years 2000 through 2015. Which of the following displays might be the best to present this?
A
Line graph
B
Praeto chart
C
Pie chart
D
Scatter plot
Question 11
The vertical axis on a data display is called the:
A
origin
B
Y axis
C
variance
D
X axis
Question 12
This statistical display shows data displayed over a time period:
A
Line graph
B
Venn diagram
C
Pie chart
D
Bar graph
Question 13
The horizontal axis in a graph is called the x axis. The vertical axis is called the y axis. The point at which the two axes intersect is called the ______ . This is at 0 on the x-axis and 0 on the y-axis.
A
slope
B
origin
C
coordinate
D
stem
Question 14
A negatively skewed distribution would be:
A
shifted to the left
B
a bell curve
C
shifted to the right
D
a scattered diagram
Question 15
A pair of numbers which are used to determine the position of a specific point on a graph is called:
A
coordinates
B
slope
C
scale
D
axes
Question 16
One small box in a spreadsheet is called a:
A
grid
B
column
C
filter
D
cell
Question 17
The horizontal axis on a data display is called the:
A
variance
B
origin
C
y axis
D
x axis
Question 18
This element of a data display provides information to explain the data in the display:
A
Key
B
X axis
C
Grid
D
Y axis
Question 19
A distribution that has a tail extending out to the right side of a display:
A
symmetric
B
negatively skewed
C
positively skewed
D
multimodal
Question 20
A statistical display that uses bars separated by space to represent how often elements within a category occur.
A
Venn diagram
B
Praeto chart
C
Histogram
D
Bar graph
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