Healthcare Statistics

Healthcare Statistics

Module 11 Comprehensive Assignment

This assignment requires you to provide your answers in a variety of ways. Please read the instructions for each question carefully.

1. You have just completed a study of discharge data (table below) for the prior year. You have been asked to graph this data and indicate where the areas have increased or decreased. You can use Excel or a specialized statistical package to create this graph. Place a screenshot showing your results underneath the data table.

Current Year

Prior Year

Inpatients

5463

5562

Outpatients

6654

6712

Radiology

3575

3325

Oncology

568

1002

Physical Therapy

654

568

Cardiac Rehab

454

595

Dialysis

335

330

Orthopedics

684

650

Total

18387

18744

2. The table below shows a frequency distribution of persons who received an organ transplant in the United States during the year 20xx.
3. Compute the proportion of patients in each category. Calculate to 3 digits after the decimal point. Place your answers in the Proportion column of the table below.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

ORGAN TRANSPLANTS PERFORMED

Annual Statistics 20xx

TYPE OF TRANSPLANT

1. OF PATIENTS RECEIVING TRANSPLANTS

PROPORTION

KIDNEY

16,628

LIVER

6,493

HEART

2,209

LUNG

1,468

KIDNEY-PANCREAS

862

PANCREAS

469

INTESTINE

198

HEART-LUNG

31

Total

28,358

1. Using the information in the table above, convert the proportion into a percentage and complete a bar graph showing the transplant types performed in 20xx. Insert your graph (or screenshot of your graph) below.
2. There were 16 babies born at McGill Community Hospital during the first week of July. The following represent the weight of those babies: 4.6, 5.8, 5.3, 5.5, 6.0, 8.3, 6.7, 7.7, 9.4, 6.3, 7.2, 8.0, 6.8, 5.9, 10.0, 5.7
3. What weight is found in the 75th percentile?

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5. What percentile of newborns that weighed over 5.9 lbs.?

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4. What type of statistics is used to explain data in ways that are manageable and easily understood?
5. A) Percentile statistics
6. B) Definitive statistics
7. C) Descriptive statistics
8. D) Inferential statistics

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5. The Physical Therapy department in Brown Hospital pulled the following sample of patients that received physical therapy for Adhesive Capsulitis of the Shoulder (Diagnosis code 726.0). The data represents the number of PT hours the patients received before being released.

Using the data in the table below, determine the following:

1. What is the Mean (to one decimal place)?

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1. What is the Range?

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1. What is the Variance (to one decimal place)?

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1. What is the Standard Deviation (to one decimal place)?

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1. What is the Median?

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Patient

# of Physical Therapy Days

Patient A

32

Patient B

41

Patient C

25

Patient D

62

Patient E

71

Patient F

35

Patient G

37

Patient H

53

Patient I

44

Patient J

29

6. What are the four types or scales of measurement of categorical data?
7. A) Ratio, Interval, Metric, & Minimal
8. B) Nominal, Ordinal, Periodic, & Relative
9. C) Nominal, Ordinal, Rational, & Interval
10. D) Ratio, Interval, Nominal, & Ordinal

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7. What scale of measurement is depicted in the “Lab Results” below?

1 = HIV Positive

2 = HIV Negative

3 = HIV Inconclusive

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8. You have fallen and injured your ankle. The emergency room doctor has asked you to describe your pain level using the following 1 to 5 scale. What type scale is depicted below?

0 = No pain

1 = Mild pain

2 = Discomforting

3 = Distressing

4 = Intense

5 = Excruciating

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9. In a clinical trial of a new pancreatic stimulant for Type II diabetes, the __________ hypothesis might be “The new pancreatic stimulant is no better, on average, than the current pancreatic stimulants.” This type of hypothesis can also be stated as, “There is no difference between the two pancreatic stimulants on average.”
10. A) Null
11. B) Alternate
12. C) Correct
13. D) Standard

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10. A clinical drug trial is being conducted on a group of men between the ages of 50 and 60 who have BPH. The hypothesis was that the men receiving the new drug would show significant shrinkage in the size of their prostate than those who received a placebo.
11. Develop a Null Hypothesis for the above scenario.

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1. Develop and Alternate Hypothesis for the above scenario.

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11. Concerning sample size, which of the following statements is correct?
12. A) The size of the sample does not matter.
13. B) The larger the sample, the smaller the magnitude of the sampling error.
14. C) Cost is not a legitimate consideration in determining appropriate sample size.
15. D) Questionnaires that are mailed usually have a response rate above 60%, so a small initial sample is recommended.

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12. You are working on a study of pricing structures for new and return patients. Which type of display would be best for showing the relationship between these numerical values?
13. A) Pie Chart
14. B) Frequency Polygon
15. C) Scatter Diagram
16. D) Line Graph
17. E) Histogram

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13. You are working on a study of how many patients are exceeding prescribed DRG days. Which type of display would be best for showing the frequency distribution of this interval or ratio data?
14. A) Pie Chart
15. B) Frequency Polygon
16. C) Scatter Diagram
17. D) Line Graph
18. E) Histogram

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14. You have been asked to produce a display of the daily census numbers for the month. It should depict the frequency of data in a line form. Which type of display is best for this case?
15. A) Pie Chart
16. B) Frequency Polygon
17. C) Scatter Diagram
18. D) Line Graph
19. E) Histogram

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15. You need to create a display that represents the percentage of patients by insurance type. Which type of display is best for this case?
16. A) Pie Chart
17. B) Frequency Polygon
18. C) Scatter Diagram
19. D) Line Graph
20. E) Histogram

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16. You have been asked to display admissions information for the current period and the same period last year. What is the best way to display continuous measurement over time?
17. A) Pie Chart
18. B) Frequency Polygon
19. C) Scatter Diagram
20. D) Line Graph
21. E) Histogram

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