CHAPTER 8 QUESTION 3

Question 1

TRUE/FALSE: Simple linear regression is best displayed in a scatterplot

Answer 1

TRUE

Question 2

Websites where the facilities and consumers can access free healthcare data

Answer 2

Healthdata.gov

Question 3

TRUE/FALSE: The evaluation of population health will ultimately yield a healthier nation

Answer 3

TRUE

Question 4

Occurs when data measures fall within a certain range

Answer 4

Frequency of distribution

Question 5

Type of statistics used in analysis of population health data

Answer 5

Descriptive

Question 6

TRUE/FALSE: Population health utilizes a null hypothesis which has been analyzed and an alternative hypothesis which is an educated guess

Answer 6

FALSE

Question 7

Knowing the disease, age, and socio-demographics of your patient’s

Answer 7

Population Health

Question 8

Occurs when all data observations fall in a straight line

Answer 8

Best-Fit

Question 9

TRUE/FALSE: There is a correlation between socio-demographics and access to healthcare

Answer 9

TRUE

Question 10

Commonly described by calculating the mean, median, standard deviation and mean

Answer 10

Continuous Variables

Question 11

Patients who do not have access to healthcare, housing, food and medications are monitored by providers using the ____________.

Answer 11

Social determinants of health

Question 12

Examines the correlation between 2 continuous variables

Answer 12

Simple Linear Regression