A Local Pediatrician Office Is Interested in the 'No-Show' Appointment

question 86

Multiple Choice

A local pediatrician office is interested in the 'no-show' appointment count for each of the 4 pediatricians.'No-show' appointments represent lost revenues because the physician is idle when patients do not show for their scheduled appointments.Using the data in the table below and an alpha of .10, what is the null hypothesis?
$$\begin{array} { r r r r r } & \text { Physician A } & \text { Physician B } & \text { Physiciaan C } & \text { Physician D } \\\text { week 1 } & 8 & 4 & 6 & 7 \\\text { week 2 } & 7 & 3 & 4 & 6 \\\text { week 3 } & 8 & 2 & 5 & 4 \\\text { week 4 } & 8 & 6 & 7 & 9 \\\text { week 5 } & 4 & 2 & 5 & 10\end{array}$$

• A)The physicians differ in the no-show rates.
• B)The no show rates differ by day of week
• C)The no show rate between physician is equal
• D)The no show rate between days of the week is equal
• E)The no show rates are dependent upon both day of week and physician.

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