AUGUST 2018 Sub. Code: 1711
B.Sc. MEDICAL RECORD SCIENCE
(Candidates admitted from 2010-2011 onwards)
SECOND YEAR
PAPER I BIOSTATISTICS AND HOSPITAL STATISTICS
Q.P. Code 801711
Time: Three Hours Maximum: 100 Marks
Answer all questions
I. Elaborate on: x 10 30)
1. Discuss various methods of collecting data.
2. Write on Measures of central tendency and their relative merits.
3. Numbers of admissions on days of the week are given below. Test if the admissions
are equally distributed on all days. (Chi square with 4 degrees of freedom:
level 9.49 and level 13.28)
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
14 10 8 6 12
II. Write notes on: x 5 40)
1. Write on any two sampling techniques.
2. Calculate mean, median and mode for following data on ages of children discharged
11, 12, 12
3. Write on characteristics of Normal Distribution.
4. What are the steps in test of significance?
5. Discuss briefly about uses of daily census.
6. Write on Mortality Rates.
7. How will you calculate Bed Occupation Rate? Mention its uses.
8. What are the Roles of Health Information Manager
III. Short answers on: (10 x 3 30)
1. Define Biostatistics.
2. Standard deviation.
3. Laws of probability.
4. Scatter diagram.
5. Correlation.
6. Limitation of Hospital Statistics.
7. Define fetal death rate.
8. Cumulative frequency Curve.
9. Pie diagram.
10. Histogram.