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Statistics
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1 one single item or datum in a collection of items
2 a quantity that is computed from a sample 3 A branch of mathmatics - collecting, organizing, summarizing... |
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Origins of term statistic
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referred to the collection of information about and for the State
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reasons to study statistics
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decision making - need info to make decisions
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Statistics in healthcare
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why pts come to hosp
cost of care quality of care required by accrediting agencies and payors |
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Data
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unprocessed factsand figures
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information
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data that has been deliberately selected, processed, and organized to be useful
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facts
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a piece of information presented as the truth
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knowledge
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what we know - determined by facts
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process of getting knowledge
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data - information - facts - knowledge
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Descriptive statistics
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describe what the data show
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Inferential statistics
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helps us draw conclusions from a small group of data to a large group
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Sources of Healthcare Statistics
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Primary - health record
Secondary - disease and operational index Census Facility departments Vital statistics |
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Census
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a count of the people and their location
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Facility departments
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keep a count of patients seen and the reason
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