What Sort of Statistic Does the Following Most Clearly Exemplify

question 67

Multiple Choice

What sort of statistic does the following most clearly exemplify? Seventy-eight percent of the books in this library were written before 1938.

• A)total
• B)median
• C)relative frequency
• D)distribution
• E)average

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Definitions:

Nosocomial Condition

An infection acquired in a hospital or healthcare facility that was not present or incubating at the time of admission.

Hospital-acquired Condition

A hospital-acquired condition is an illness or injury that a patient develops while in the hospital for treatment of another condition.

HAC

Hospital-Acquired Condition, an undesirable situation or complication that affects a patient during a stay in a healthcare facility and that was not present at admission.

HAC Data

Hospital-Acquired Condition data, which encompasses information regarding complications or infections that patients acquire during their stay in a healthcare facility.