No. of Hospitals Average Length of Stay No. of Hospitals Average Length of Stay No. of Hospitals Average Length of Stay State State State Alabama 119 7.0 Kentucky 107 6.9 New Mexico 37 5.5 Alaska 5.7 Louisiana 136 Oregon Ohio 16 6.7 66 5.3 Arizona 61 5.5 Maine 38 7.2 193 6.6 Arkansas 88 7.0 Maryland 51 6.8 Oklahoma 113 6.7 California 440 6.0 Massachusetts 101 7.0 Pennsylvania 236 7.5 Colorado 71 6.8 Michigan 175 7.3 Rhode Island 12 6.9 S. Carolina S. Dakota Connecticut 35 7.4 Minnesota 148 8.7 68 7.1 Delaware 8 6.8 Mississippi 102 7.2 52 10.3 Dist. of Columbia 11 7.5 Missouri 133 7.4 Tennessee 122 6.8 Florida 227 7.0 Montana 53 10.0 Texas 421 6.2 Georgia 162 7.2 N. Carolina 117 7.3 Utah 42 5.2 Hawai 19 9.4 N. Dakota 47 11.1 Vermont 15 7.6 Idaho 41 7.1 Nebraska 90 9.6 Virginia 98 7.0 Indiana 113 6.6 Nevada 21 6.4 Washington 92 5.6 New Hampshire W. Virginia Illinois 209 7.3 27 7.0 59 7.1 lowa 123 8.4 New York 231 9.9 Wisconsin 129 7.3 Kansas 133 7.8 New Jersey 96 7.6 Wyoming 27 8.5

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Health Care: Hospitals The American Medical Association Center for Health Policy Research, in its publication State Health Care Data: Utilization. Spending, and Characteristics. included data, by stale, on the number of community hospitals and the average patient stay (in days). The data are shown in the table. Make a stem-and-leaf display of the data for the average length of stay in days. Comment about the general shape of the distribution.

 

No. of
Hospitals
Average
Length
of Stay
No. of
Hospitals
Average
Length
of Stay
No. of
Hospitals
Average
Length
of Stay
State
State
State
Alabama
119
7.0
Kentucky
107
6.9
New Mexico
37
5.5
Alaska
5.7
Louisiana
136
Oregon
Ohio
16
6.7
66
5.3
Arizona
61
5.5
Maine
38
7.2
193
6.6
Arkansas
88
7.0
Maryland
51
6.8
Oklahoma
113
6.7
California
440
6.0
Massachusetts
101
7.0
Pennsylvania
236
7.5
Colorado
71
6.8
Michigan
175
7.3
Rhode Island
12
6.9
S. Carolina
S. Dakota
Connecticut
35
7.4
Minnesota
148
8.7
68
7.1
Delaware
8
6.8
Mississippi
102
7.2
52
10.3
Dist. of Columbia
11
7.5
Missouri
133
7.4
Tennessee
122
6.8
Florida
227
7.0
Montana
53
10.0
Texas
421
6.2
Georgia
162
7.2
N. Carolina
117
7.3
Utah
42
5.2
Hawai
19
9.4
N. Dakota
47
11.1
Vermont
15
7.6
Idaho
41
7.1
Nebraska
90
9.6
Virginia
98
7.0
Indiana
113
6.6
Nevada
21
6.4
Washington
92
5.6
New Hampshire
W. Virginia
Illinois
209
7.3
27
7.0
59
7.1
lowa
123
8.4
New York
231
9.9
Wisconsin
129
7.3
Kansas
133
7.8
New Jersey
96
7.6
Wyoming
27
8.5
Transcribed Image Text:No. of Hospitals Average Length of Stay No. of Hospitals Average Length of Stay No. of Hospitals Average Length of Stay State State State Alabama 119 7.0 Kentucky 107 6.9 New Mexico 37 5.5 Alaska 5.7 Louisiana 136 Oregon Ohio 16 6.7 66 5.3 Arizona 61 5.5 Maine 38 7.2 193 6.6 Arkansas 88 7.0 Maryland 51 6.8 Oklahoma 113 6.7 California 440 6.0 Massachusetts 101 7.0 Pennsylvania 236 7.5 Colorado 71 6.8 Michigan 175 7.3 Rhode Island 12 6.9 S. Carolina S. Dakota Connecticut 35 7.4 Minnesota 148 8.7 68 7.1 Delaware 8 6.8 Mississippi 102 7.2 52 10.3 Dist. of Columbia 11 7.5 Missouri 133 7.4 Tennessee 122 6.8 Florida 227 7.0 Montana 53 10.0 Texas 421 6.2 Georgia 162 7.2 N. Carolina 117 7.3 Utah 42 5.2 Hawai 19 9.4 N. Dakota 47 11.1 Vermont 15 7.6 Idaho 41 7.1 Nebraska 90 9.6 Virginia 98 7.0 Indiana 113 6.6 Nevada 21 6.4 Washington 92 5.6 New Hampshire W. Virginia Illinois 209 7.3 27 7.0 59 7.1 lowa 123 8.4 New York 231 9.9 Wisconsin 129 7.3 Kansas 133 7.8 New Jersey 96 7.6 Wyoming 27 8.5
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