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Last quarter, Southeast Community Hospital reported 337 live births and 9 fetal deaths (3 early, 3 intermediate, 3 late).  Autopsies were performed on 5 fetal deaths (1 early, 1 intermediate and 3 late).  Calculate the fetal autopsy rate.  Express as a percent.  Round to one decimal place.

The type of statistics that make conclusions about a population by drawing conclusions from a sample is called ____________ .

The ____________ is calculated as the square root of the variance and describes the deviation from mean of a frequency distribution.

You are the Coding Manager at ABC hospital.  You have 15 coders who report to you.  5 coders have used all their vacation days this year, 9 have used half their vacation days and 1 has used no vacation days.  Calculate the rate of coders who still have some remaining vacation days this year. Express as a percent.  Round to one decimal place.

Calculate the Newborn Mortality Rate using the information in the table below.  Express as a percent. Round to two decimal places. Integrity Hospital Annual Statistics, 20XX Newborn Service Births 687 Newborn deaths 5 Newborn discharges and deaths 683

Which measure of central tendency is affected by outliers?

Carlisle Community Hospital is a 324-bed hospital in Edgewater, PA.  During 20XX,  the hospital reported 400 live births and two maternal deaths after abortions. What is the maternal mortality rate? Report the rate to the nearest tenth per 100,000.

The file Dow_data.xlsx contains monthly returns on 10 Dow stocks during a 20-year period. Which of the following statements describes the skewness of the data.

Las Cruces changed its official bed count from 100 to 150 on July 15 and provided a total of 2,673 inpatient service days for the month of July. Calculate the percentage of occupancy for the month of July. Round to one decimal place.

Calculate the net autopsy rate using the information in the table below.  Express as a percent.  Round to two decimal places. Bayside Hospital April-June, 20XX Discharges and deaths             Adults and children 1,070           Newborns 260 Deaths             Adults and children 31           Newborns 2 Inpatient autopsies 15 Coroner’s case (unavailable for autopsy) 3