Assignment: Code the Data

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Based on the information for the first twenty patients (information provided)
a) Provide appropriate values for each variable and prepare a codebook.
b) Code the information for the twenty patients
c) Enter the data onto a spreadsheet

You are setting up a program to monitor the length of patient stays at the hospital where you are on the administrative staff. The hospital administration is concerned about excessive hospital stays as they contribute to increased costs. You decide to collect the following information:

• Patient ID number from file
• Admitting doctor
• Ward or unit to which admitted
• Ward or unit from which discharged
• Age of patient
• Sex of patient
• Date of admission
• Date of discharge or death
• Living status of patient (i.e. lives alone or not)
• Employment states of patient
• Care-giving status of patient (i.e. responsible for care of minors or others on a day-to-day basis)

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