Question

The administration of a hospital wanted to estimate the average length of stay of in-patients during the last year. Medical records of 40 randomly selected patients whostayed in the hospital in the last year showed that 15 of them stayed for 2 days, 15for 3 days, and 10 for 4days. What is the population in this study?The 40 randomly selected patientsThe 15 patients who stayed for 2 daysAll in-patients during the last year

Answer 1

Info given

We have the record from 40 patients :

15 stayed for 2 days

15 stayed for 3 days

10 stayed for 4 days

Solution

Population: is defined as the entire individuals of interest.

We want to determine the population for this case and the answer would be:

'All the patients who stayed in during the last year'

And the best answer would be:

All in-patients during the last year