Patients arriving at a hospital emergency department present a variety of sympto
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Patients arriving at a hospital emergency department present a variety of symptoms and complaints. The following data were collected during one weekend night shift (11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.): Chest pain Difficulty breathing Numbness in extremities Broken bones Abrasions Cuts Stab wounds Gunshot wounds Blunt force trauma Fainting, loss of consciousness Other Calculate the numerical summaries of these data and fill the table. Round your answers to one decimal place (e.g. 98.7) 23 4 10 10 Difficulty breathing conciousness Gunshot wounds Numbness in extremities Cuts Fainting, loss of Abrasions Broken bones Blunt force Other Stab wound sChest pain trauma Frequency 23 14 10 10 Percent Cumulative frequency, %Explanation / Answer
Symptoms and Complaints Frequency Percent Cumulative Freq. Cuts 23 22.3% 22.3% Abrasions 14 13.6% 35.9% Broken Bones 11 10.7% 46.6% Blunt Force trauma 10 9.7% 56.3% Other 10 9.7% 66.0% Stab Wounds 9 8.7% 74.8% Chest Pain 8 7.8% 82.5% Difficulty Breathing 7 6.8% 89.3% Fainting, loss of Conciousness 4 3.9% 93.2% Gunshot Wounds 4 3.9% 97.1% Numbness in extremeties 3 2.9% 100.0%