The Centre for Health in a Certain Country Compiles Data

question 59

Multiple Choice

The centre for health in a certain country compiles data on the length of stay by patients in short-term hospitals and publishes its statistical findings annually.Data from a sample of 67 male patients and 63 female patients on length of stay (in days) are displayed in the histograms below.

i) What would you suggest be changed about these histograms to make them easier to compare?
ii) Describe these distributions by writing a few sentences comparing the duration of hospitalization for men and women.
Iii) Can you suggest a reason for the peak in women's length of stay?

• A)i)They should be put on the same scale,from 0 to 40 days. Ii)Men have a mode near 1 day,then tapering off from there.Women have a mode near 6 days with a sharp drop afterward. Iii)A possible reason is childbirth.
• B)i)They should be put on the same scale,from 0 to 33 days. Ii)Men have a mode near 3 days,then tapering off from there.Women have a mode near 8 days with a sharp drop afterward. Iii)A possible reason is childbirth.
• C)i)They should be put on the same scale,from 0 to 25 days. Ii)Men have a mode near 2 days,then tapering off from there.Women have a mode near 4 days with a sharp drop afterward. Iii)A possible reason is childbirth.
• D)i)They should be put on the same scale,from 0 to 15 days. Ii)Men have a mode near 3 days,then tapering off from there.Women have a mode near 10 days with a sharp drop afterward. Iii)A possible reason is childbirth.
• E)i)They should be put on the same scale,from 0 to 18 days. Ii)Men have a mode near 7 days,then tapering off from there.Women have a mode near 1 day with a sharp drop afterward. Iii)A possible reason is childbirth.

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