Quiz Answers Flashcards
A hypothesis test is example of:
a. inferential statistics
b. data mining
c. a range
d. descriptive statistics
inferential statistics
Statistical methods that are used to find patterns in data are characterized as:
a. inferential statistics
b. predictive modeling
c. auditing
d. exploratory data analysis
exploratory data analysis
TRUE/FALSE: Predictive modeling uses historical data to help determine future outcomes
TRUE
Which of the following is an example of unstructured data?
a. progress note
b. patient age
c. discharge date
d. systolic blood pressure
progress note
Which data type does not have a natural order?
a. Ordinal
b. Interval
c. Nominal
d. Ratio
Nominal
Data collected in response to the following prompt would be characterized as what type of data: “Please list any suggestions for improvement in your experience as a patient in our facility?”
a. Ratio
b. qualitative
c. quantitative
d. interval
qualitative
Which of the following is the primary use of healthcare claims data?
a. measurement of patient satisfaction
b. calculation of reimbursement for services
c. measurement of severity of illness
d. analysis of utilization of healthcare resources
calculation of reimbursement for services
Which of the following data are categorized as ordinal?
a. physician specialty
b. favorite color
c. ICD 10 diagnosis code
d. patient severity`
patient severity
The mean is an appropriate measure of the center of the distribution for which of the following variables?
a. evaluation and management level
b. patient severity
c. surgical complication rate
d. ICD 10 procedure codes
surgical complication rate
which of the following are considered descriptive statistics?
a. standard deviation
b. range
c. all of these are descriptive statistics
c. mean
all of these are descriptive statistics
