Basic allied health statistics and analysis
By: Gerda Koch, with Frank Waterstraat
Contributors: Waterstraat, Frank
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Delmar/Thomson Learning
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Albany
Language: eng
Number of pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9780585407555
Subjects: Statistical methods; Statistics; Hospitalization; Biostatistics; Public health; Medical statistics; MEDICAL; Methods
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 272) and index.
Table of contents: title: Reporting Statistical Data --; title: Statistics and Data --; title: Scope of Book --; title: Statistical Data Terms and Definitions --; title: Population vs. Sample --; title: Constant vs. Variable --; title: Nominal vs. Ordinal Data --; title: Qualitative vs. Quantitative Variables --; title: Discrete vs. Continuous Data --; title: Ungrouped vs. Grouped Data --; title: Descriptive vs. Inferential Statistics --; title: Morbidity vs. Mortality --; title: Demographic Variables --; title: Vital Statistics --; title: Computerized Data --; title: Use --; title: Accuracy --; title: Patient Data Collection --; title: Types of Data Collected --; title: Patient Care --; title: Statistical --; title: Clinical Units (Some of the More Common Designations) --; title: Non-Official Abbreviations --; title: Uses of Data --; title: Mathematical Review --; title: Fractions --; title: Numerator --; title: Denominator --; title: Quotient --; title: Decimals --; title: Percentages --; title: Rates --; title: Ratio/Proportion --; title: Averaging --; title: Rounding Data --; title: Conversion to Another Form --; title: Fraction to Percentage --; title: Ratio to Percentage --; title: Decimal to Percentage --; title: Percentage to Decimal --; title: Percentage to Fraction --; title: Computing with a Percentage --; title: Health Care Overview and Statistical Data Collection --; title: Health Care Overview --; title: Health Care Facilities/Health Care --; title: Hospital (Acute Care) (Short Term Care) --; title: Long Term Care Facility (LTC); Extended Care Facility (ECF); Nursing Home (NH) --; title: Specialized Facilities --; title: Outpatient (OP) Care --; title: Terms --; title: Ambulatory Care --; title: Home Care --; title: Hospice Care --; title: Respite Care --; title: Payers (Payment Providers) --; title: Insurance Carriers --; title: PPO (Preferred Provider Organization) --; title: HMO (Health Maintenance Organization) --; title: Self-Pay --; title: Bed/Bassinet Classification --; title: Beds.