Computers Are Important for Evidence-Based Practice Because

question 11

Multiple Choice

Computers are important for evidence-based practice because:

• A) Computer access is available to all healthcare staff
• B) Additional training is not required for information retrieval
• C) Information can be accessed and managed more efficiently
• D) All of the best evidence is available on the Internet

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Definitions:

Standard Deviations

A metric indicating the extent of variability or spread in a collection of values, denoting how far away the values deviate from the average.

Standard Normal Distribution

A type of normal distribution where the mean is 0 and the standard deviation is 1, used in statistics for z-score calculations.

Variance

A statistical measurement of the dispersion or spread of a set of data points, indicating how much the individual data points differ from the mean.

Normally Distributed

Relates to a distribution that follows a normal distribution, with data symmetrically distributed around the mean.