Review the following admission and discharge rates from a local hospital within a 24-hour period.
Admissions
896 on Jan. 1, 2017
649 on Jan. 2, 2017
Discharges
764 on Jan. 1, 2017
543 on Jan. 2, 2017
Answer the prompts using the information provided. min 200
Identify the information above that represents a data set. How do you know this is a data set?
Identify the information above that represents a database. How do you know this is a database?
What was the discharge rate for Jan. 2, 2017?
What was the admission rate for Jan. 3, 2017?
Which day had the highest percentage of patients discharged within the 24-hour period?
What can you infer from this data? What important information is missing from this data?
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