The Purpose of a Performance Indicator Is to Provide an Operating

question 19

True/False

The purpose of a performance indicator is to provide an operating measure for not-for-profit health care organizations that is equivalent to income from continuing operations of for-profit health care organizations.

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Definitions:

ANOVA

Stands for Analysis of Variance, a statistical method used to test differences between two or more means to see if they are statistically significant.

Analysis of Variance

A statistical method used to compare the means of three or more samples to see if at least one is significantly different from the others.

Path Analysis

A statistical technique used in social science to study the direct and indirect relationships between variables in a model.

Dependent Variable

In an experiment or study, the variable being tested and measured, expected to change as a result of variations in the independent variable.