Scenario 3 A hospital randomly contacts patients after their
Scenario #3: A hospital randomly contacts patients after their hospital stay in order to find out how the hospital is doing. Patients are asked such questions as how satisfied they were with the nursing staff, doctors, food, and facilities. Patients are also asked about the likelihood of returning to the hospital in the future and the likelihood they would be to recommend the hospital to family and friends. Is there a relationship between satisfaction and likelihood to recommend the hospital? What type of statistical test would we do?
Scenario #3: A hospital randomly contacts patients after their hospital stay in order to find out how the hospital is doing. Patients are asked such questions as how satisfied they were with the nursing staff, doctors, food, and facilities. Patients are also asked about the likelihood of returning to the hospital in the future and the likelihood they would be to recommend the hospital to family and friends. Is there a relationship between satisfaction and likelihood to recommend the hospital? What type of statistical test would we do?
Solution
Yes, there is a relationship between satisfaction and likelihood to recommend the hospital.
Here, we use t-test for testing the hypothesis claim.
