Input data quality control for NDNQI national comparative statistics and quarterly reports: a contrast of three robust scale estimators for multiple outlier detection

Input data quality control for NDNQI national comparative statistics and quarterly reports: a contrast of three robust scale estimators for multiple outlier detection

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>To evaluate institutional nursing care performance in the context of national comparative statistics (benchmarks), approximately one in every three major healthcare institutions (over 1,800 hospitals) across the United States, have j...

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Main Authors: Hou Qingjiang, Crosser Brandon, Mahnken Jonathan D, Gajewski Byron J, Dunton Nancy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-08-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Subjects:
NDNQI
Interquartile range
Median absolute deviation
FAST-MCD
Outlier
Quality control
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/5/456

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