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62 Cards in this Set
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what is statistics?
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the mathematics of the collection, organization, and interpretation of numerical data
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what is data?
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information, raw facts
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what is benchmarking?
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the process of comparing the performance of an organization to a standard of another like group
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what is primary data?
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the patient record
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what is the secondary source?
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from abstracted information, such as an index, register..
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what are demographics?
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information about a patient; such as name, social security number, occupation, consents... all nonmedical information
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what is population?
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refers to an entire group
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what is a sample?
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a small subset or part of a population
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what is a constant?
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something that is permanent, and only has one value and does not change, like a date of birth, represented by A,B,C,D sometimes..
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what is a variable?
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something that can change, like one's age, occupation,, represented by N
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what is a qualitative variable?
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some characteristic like a person's occupation, marital status, education level, race...
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what is a quantitative variable?
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Measurable things about a person, such as height, weight, blood tests..
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what is nominal data?
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identifiers of a person... like a name, phone number, zip code, driver's license, credit card number, can also be the number assigned to something like eye color.. 1 for blue, 2 for green, etc...
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what is ordinal data?
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refers to order or rank in a series..
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what is discrete data?
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whole numbers that wont change, like number of teeth, bones, pregnancies..
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what is continuous data?
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data that numbers can go on and on... like pi- 3.1415....numbers that can change like height weight, miles to work, etc...
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what is ungrouped data?
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listed as it comes
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what is grouped data?
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some type of combining of scores into little groups like school kids into grades
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what is descriptive statistics?
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data given without any conclusions about what i means.. like a table or graph..
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what is inferential statistics?
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information given that conclusions can be drawn on it... like an opinion poll...
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what is morbidity?
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prevalence of disease
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what is mortality?
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death statistics
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what is vital statistics?
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data to record significant events in life
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what is AMA?
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against medical advice
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what is DOA?
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dead on arrival
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what is ER?
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emergency room
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what is IP?
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inpatient
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what is NB?
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newborn
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what is OB?
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obstetrics
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what is OP?
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outpatient
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what is ADM?
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admission to hospital
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what is DIS or DC?
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discharge from hospital
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what is A &D?
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admitted and discharged same day
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what is A &C?
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adults and children- ALL PATIENTS other than NEWBORNS! only 2 kids of populations newborns vs. A&C..
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what is TRF-in?
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patient transferred into a clinical unit
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what is TRF-out?
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transferred out of a clinical unit
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what is >?
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greater than
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what is <?
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less than. hint Left=less
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what is c (with a line over i)t?
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with (cum)
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what is s (with a line over it)?
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without (sine)
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what is CCU?
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coronary care unti
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what is ENT?
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ear, nose and throat
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what is GYN?
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gynecology
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what is ICU?
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intensive care unit
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what is MED?
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medical care unit
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what is Neuro?
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neurology/neurosurgery
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what is OB?
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obstetrics
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what is ONCO?
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oncology
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what is OPHTH
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ophthalmology
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what is ORTHO
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orthopedics
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what is PED?
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pediatrics
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what is PSYCH?
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psychology
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what is rehab?
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rehabilitation
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what is SURG?
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surgery
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what is UROL?
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urology
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what is cor?
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coroner
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what is CTT?
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census taking time
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what is DD?
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discharge days
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what is DIPC?
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daily inpatient census
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what is HP?
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hospital pathologist
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what is IPSD?
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inpatient service day
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what is LOS?
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length of stay
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