The Histogram Shows the Lengths of Hospital Stays (In Hours)for

question 17

Multiple Choice

The histogram shows the lengths of hospital stays (in hours) for pregnant women admitted to hospitals in Ontario who were having contractions upon arrival.

• A)The distribution of the length of hospital stays for pregnant patients is skewed to the right,with stays ranging from 1 hour to 96 hours.The distribution is centred around 26 hours,with the majority of stays lasting between 1 to 48 hours.There are relatively few hospital stays longer than 72 hours.Many patients have a stay of only 1-4 hours,possibly because it was not time to deliver.
• B)The distribution of the length of hospital stays for pregnant patients is skewed to the right,with stays ranging from 1 hour to 95 hours.The distribution is centred around 26 hours,with the majority of stays lasting between 1 to 48 hours.There are relatively few hospital stays longer than 72 hours.
• C)The distribution of the length of hospital stays for pregnant patients is skewed to the right,with stays ranging from 1 hour to 96 hours.The distribution is centred around 26 hours,with the majority of stays lasting between 3 to 24 hours.There are relatively few hospital stays longer than 72 hours.Many patients have a stay of only 1-4 hours,possibly because it was not time to deliver.
• D)The distribution of the length of hospital stays for pregnant patients is skewed to the right,with stays ranging from 1 hour to 95 hours.The distribution is centred around 48 hours,with the majority of stays lasting between 24 to 72 hours.There are relatively few hospital stays longer than 72 hours.Many patients have a stay of only 1-3 hours,possibly because it was not time to deliver.
• E)The distribution of the length of hospital stays for pregnant patients is skewed to the right,with stays ranging from 1 hour to 95 hours.The distribution is centred around 26 hours,with the majority of stays lasting between 1 to 48 hours.There are relatively few hospital stays longer than 72 hours.Many patients have a stay of only 1-3 hours,possibly because it was not time to deliver.

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