Question

In 2016, opioids were given during the visit and a prescription for opioids was provided at discharge at 35.4 emergency department (ED) visits per 1,000 adults. Opioids were only given during the ED visit at 53.4 visits per 1,000 adults, whereas opioids were only prescribed at discharge at 38.4 visits per 1,000 adults.

a) What is the population?

b) What is the sample?

c) Is the data qualitative, discrete, or continuous? EXPLAIN.

d) Describe the parameter. Give the value if possible.

e) Describe the statistic. Give the value if possible.

Answer 1

a) What is the population?

population is all adults who were given opioids given during the visit and at discharge at ED visit in year 2016

b) What is the sample?

sample is adult who were given opiods duirng the ED vist and discharge

c) Data is quantitative and it is continuous ,as it can assume any values within an inetrval and as decimal part is also provided along with integer

d) Describe the parameter. Give the value if possible.

Popualtion proportion

opioids were given during the visit and a prescription for opioids was provided at discharge at 35.4 emergency department (ED) visits per 1,000 adults.

p=35.4./1000

e) Describe the statistic. Give the value if possible.

sample proprtions

Opioids were only given during the ED visit at 53.4 visits per 1,000 adults, whereas opioids were only prescribed at discharge at 38.4 visits per 1,000 adults.

p1^=53.4/1000

p2^=38.4/1000