HAAD RHIA Exam
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Updated On: 26-Jan-2026

Pasadena Bay Hospital reports an average LOS in February of 3.7 days with a standard deviation of 20. This tells us that

  1. most patients had a LOS of 3 to 4 days.
  2. there was a small variation in the LOS.
  3. patients at Pasadena Bay stay longer than average.
  4. there was a large variation in the LOS.

Answer(s): D



All of the following items mean the same thing, with one exception:

  1. inpatient service day.
  2. daily inpatient census.
  3. daily census.
  4. inpatient census.

Answer(s): D



Patients in the pediatrics ward were studied to determine their favorite color. The survey results are listed below. The results of the favorite color study are reported in a

  1. percentage.
  2. ratio.
  3. frequency distribution.
  4. systematic fashion.

Answer(s): C



The major purpose of random assignment in a clinical trial is to

  1. reduce selection bias in allocation of treatment.
  2. help ensure that study subjects are representative of the general population.
  3. facilitate double-blinding.
  4. ensure that the study groups are comparable on baseline characteristics.

Answer(s): A



Farside Hospital collected the following data on patients discharged on January 1, 2008. measure of central tendency would be most affected by Mallory's extremely long LOS?

  1. variance
  2. median
  3. mean
  4. mode

Answer(s): C



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