If a Patient Is Admitted on August 12 and Discharged

question 49

Multiple Choice

If a patient is admitted on August 12 and discharged on August 17, what is the LOS?

• A) 5 days
• B) 6 days
• C) 4 days
• D) 7 days
• E) 3 days

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Definitions:

Type I Error

The incorrect rejection of a true null hypothesis, also known as a "false positive" finding.

Null Hypothesis

A hypothesis used in statistics that proposes no significant difference or effect, serving as a default position until evidence suggests otherwise.

Test Statistic

A value calculated from sample data during a hypothesis test, used to make a decision about the null hypothesis.

P-Value

A statistical measure that helps to determine the strength of the results to support or reject the null hypothesis.