Question

1)we want to investigate hospital readmissions and how they differ by neighborhood. Thus, we aggregate the data to compare hospital readmision rates across different neighborhoods. What is the unit of analysis?

a)hospital

b)neighborhood

c)patient

d)provider

2) Data on patient falls is aggregated to the hospital level to compare patient falls across hospitals. what is the unit of analysis?

a) departmental

b) patient

c) Individual

d) organizational

Answer 1

1. Answer; Hospital

Reason ; In the given studies, the research or analysis is focused on a certain hospital with the nearby hospital for the comparison of readmission process. Here a particular hospital is compared with other kind of hospital, therefore the unit for doing these studies would be hospital analysis.

2. Answer ; patient.

Reason ; In these scenario a patient fall is compared with the data of other patient fall within their hospital , hence the focus is directed on a particular patient with other kinds of patient, the unit used in these studies would be a single patient. Therefore the above mentioned option would be the appropriate one.