Which of the Following Statements Is the Most Accurate Definition

question 6

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is the most accurate definition of efficiency?

• A) A measure of a specific intervention, procedure, regimen, or service produces a beneficial result under ideal conditions.
• B) The process of testing a vaccine in a community where some of individuals do not want to be vaccinated.
• C) The process of testing a new drug in a community where individuals have various compliances of drug intake.
• D) The process of estimating the best effort of intervention or procedure.
• E) The effects or end results achieved in relation to the effort expended in terms of money, resources, and time.

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Definitions:

Histogram

Graph that uses vertical bars to represent the frequencies of a set of variables. The measured values found within the distribution are listed on the horizontal axis (x-axis) and frequency counts are placed on the vertical axis (y-axis).

Bar Graph

A chart that represents categorical data with rectangular bars with lengths proportional to the values they represent.

Frequency Polygon

Variation of a histogram where rather than a series of vertical bars, a line is drawn to connect the midpoint for each of the different measured variables in the distribution.

Central Tendency

A statistical measure that indicates the center or the middle of the distribution.