Reference no: EM132248756

Question: Use statistical tests to test the following hypotheses

(i) Is there a significant difference in the amount of time spent time on average in the emergency department by males and females?

(ii) Is there a significant difference in the amount of time spent time on average in the emergency department by patients arriving on different days?

(iii) Is there a difference in the proportion of males and females who are admitted to hospital? Briefly explain and summarise the output and outline any assumptions made.

INTRODUCTION In the SPSS file "Time in Emergency Dept.Sav" you will find data for a sample of 500 patients who visited the Fords Hospital Emergency Department.

It includes the following variables - Patient Code - Day of admission - Month of admission - Admitted (0 = Patient not admitted to Main Hospital, 1 = Patient admitted) - Time Spent in Emergency Department - Triage (Severity of Condition - 1=Blue, 2=Yellow, 3=Green, 4=Orange, 5=Red) This assessment is made by a nurse when a patient arrives in the Emergency Department, to assess how serious a patients condition is, where 1 (Blue) is minor and 5 is (Life threatening) - Age of patient - Gender

Note: Use SPSS Software for the assignment

Attachment:- Time in Emergency 29.rar