What Is the Meaning of the "10" in the Abbreviation

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Multiple Choice

What is the meaning of the "10" in the abbreviation ICD-10-CM?

• A) 10th edition
• B) Began to be used in 2010
• C) Up to 10 characters in a code
• D) 10 times more codes than ICD-9-CM

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Definitions:

Population Proportion

The fraction of items in a population that are of a particular type.

Confidence Level

The probability that a confidence interval captures the true parameter value in repeated samples or experiments.

Population Parameter

A value that represents a characteristic of an entire population, such as its mean or standard deviation, often estimated from a sample.

Confidence Interval

A selection of numerical values, culled from sample data, likely to hold within it the value of an unrevealed population parameter.