INTERPRETING THE OUTPUT FROM THE SPSS

Q1: Is there a significant difference in the amount of time spent time on average in the emergency department by patients arriving on different days of the week? Interpret/report the result.

\fCase Processing Summary Cases Valid Missing Total N Percent N Percent N Percent Admitted to Hospital * 497 99.4% 2 0.6% 500 100.0% Gender Admitted to Hospital * Gender Crosstabulation Gender Female Male Total Admitted to Hospital Not Admitted Count 203 180 383 % within Gender 76.9% 77.3% 77.1% Admitted Count 61 53 14 % within Gender 23.1% 22.7% 22.9% Total Count 264 233 497 % within Gender 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% Chi-Square Tests Asymptotic Significance (2- Exact Sig. (2- Exact Sig. (1- Value df sided) sided) sided) Pearson Chi-Square 0093 924 Continuity Correctionb 000 1 1.000 Likelihood Ratio 009 924 Fisher's Exact Test 1.000 .505 Linear-by-Linear Association 009 924 N of Valid Cases 497 a. 0 cells (0.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 53.44. b. Computed only for a 2x2 table P=0.924>0.5 No statistically significant difference