Analysis Of Waiting Times In Outpatient Clinics And Factors Influencing Health Behaviors In Women

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Analysis of Waiting Times in Outpatient Clinics and Factors Influencing Health Behaviors in Women 1. Two outpatient clinics measured client waiting time as one indicator of effectiveness. The mean and standard deviation of waiting time in minutes is reported below. Which outpatient clinic would you prefer assuming that all other things are equal? Explain why you have selected Clinic I or Clinic II. (Hint: You should consider going beyond 1 SD in thinking about this.) • Clinic I - mean (in minutes) was 40 and SD (in minutes) was 10 • Clinic II - mean (in minutes) was 25 and SD (in minutes) was 45 Answer: To compare the waiting time in the two clinics we’ll determine the coefficient of variation of time : 𝐶 ² = 𝜎 ² 𝜇 ² For the clinic I : C² = 0.0625 and for clinic II : C² = 3.24 Therefore the mean waiting time is 15 min greater for the clinic I, but this waiting time is much more stable than the clinic II (which has a much greater coefficient of variation : 3.24 >> 0.0625) I would prefer the outpatient clinic I which has a greater but more stable waiting time. 2. "Women who live in rural areas are less likely to practice breast self - examination than women who live in urban areas." Identify the independent (I) and dependent (D) variables. Answer: Independent variable : the area (rural or urban) where lives the women Dependent variable : the number of breast self - examinations
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