Review the following admission and discharge rates from a local hospital

Review the following admission and discharge rates from a local hospital within a 24-hour period.

Admissions

• 896 on Jan. 1, 2017
• 649 on Jan. 2, 2017
• 1,503 on Jan. 3, 2017

Discharges

• 764 on Jan. 1, 2017
• 543 on Jan. 2, 2017
• 672 on Jan 3, 2017

Total Beds = 2,700

Answer the prompts using the information provided. 

1. Identify the information above that represents a data set. How do you know this is a data set? 
2. Identify the information above that represents a database. How do you know this is a database? 
3. What was the discharge rate for Jan. 2, 2017? 
4. What was the admission rate for Jan. 3, 2017? 
5. Which day had the highest percentage of patients discharged within the 24-hour period?
6. What can you infer from this data? What important information is missing from this data?