Identify the Choice That Best Completes the Statement or Answers

question 22

Multiple Choice

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
-The Privacy Rule

• A)applies only to protected health information (PHI).
• B)establishes policies for covered entities.
• C)details when authorization to release PHI is needed.
• D)none of the above.
• E)both answers A and C.

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Definitions:

Independent Variables

Variables in a statistical or mathematical model that are manipulated or have their values set externally to observe or measure their effect on dependent variables.

Degrees of Freedom

The number of independent values or quantities which can vary in the calculation of a statistic.

Critical Value of F

The threshold value determined from an F-distribution, given a certain significance level, used in analysis of variance (ANOVA) to decide whether to reject the null hypothesis of equal variances.

Predictor Variables

Variables in a statistical model that are used to predict or explain changes in the response variable.