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. 2017 Jan 3;10:15. doi: 10.1186/s13104-016-2337-3

Table 6.

Subject specific z-scores for standardized variables

S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 S9 S10
Patient waiting time D 0.54 −0.79* −0.16 −0.10 0.11 −0.47 0.82ʃ 0.36 −0.09 −0.21
Patient call order nD 0.28ʃ 0.03 −0.07 −0.14* 0.03 −0.07 0.03 0.03 0.03 −0.14*
Patient triage duration D 0.65ʃ −1.13* −0.60 −0.36 0.17 −0.89 0.53 0.63 0.00 −0.65
Patient active work duration D 0.90ʃ −1.55* −0.40 0.47 0.23 −0.86 0.73 0.86 0.00 −0.07
Delay viewing vitals D −0.41 −0.36 0.59 −0.47 −1.34* 0.98ʃ 0.51 0.24 0.62 −0.55
Vitals correct if entered D 0.37 0.12 −0.15 −0.15 −0.25* 0.00 0.00 −0.25* 0.47ʃ −0.13
Patient name obtained D 0.35 −0.43* −0.24 0.35 0.55ʃ 0.55ʃ −0.04 −0.43* −0.24 −0.43*
Patient to common triage dest. nD 0.53ʃ −1.07* 0.53ʃ −0.27 0.53ʃ 0.53ʃ −0.25 −1.03 0.53ʃ 0.14
Patient to common exam room nD 0.29ʃ 0.29ʃ −0.28 −0.60* 0.29ʃ 0.29ʃ 0.29ʃ 0.29ʃ 0.29ʃ −0.60*
Common EDM priority entered nD 0.30 0.08 −0.32 1.30ʃ −0.32 −0.82 0.38 0.12 −0.82* 0.23
Hygienic actions D 1.05ʃ −0.70 −0.70 1.05ʃ 0.30 0.55 −0.70 0.05 1.05ʃ −1.95*
Form actions D −0.04 −0.09 0.78ʃ 0.78ʃ 0.73 0.78ʃ −1.23 −0.37 0.78ʃ −2.10*
Average 0.40ʃ −0.47 −0.09 0.15 0.08 0.05 0.09 0.04 0.22 −0.54*
D Average 0.43ʃ −0.62 −0.11 0.20 0.06 0.08 0.08 0.14 0.32 −0.76*
nD Average 0.35ʃ −0.17* −0.03 0.07 0.13 −0.02 0.11 −0.15 0.01 −0.09

For each variable, the lowest (*) and highest (ʃ) differences are indicated. Variables that are considered more desirable are noted as D, and variables where desirability does not come into play are noted nD (e.g., more hygienic actions and shorter waiting times are considered desirable). To be statistically significant a variable requires z < −1.96