title: Financial statistics for public health dispensary decisions in Nigeria: insights on standard presentation typologies.
abstract: Public health dispensaries in Nigeria in recent times have demonstrated the poise to boost corporate productivity in the new millennium and to drive the nation closer to concretising the lofty goal of health-for-all. This is very pronounced considering the face-lift giving to the physical environment, increase in the recruitment and development of professionals, and upward review of financial subventions. However, there is little or no emphasis on basic statistical appreciation/application which enhances the decision making ability of corporate executives. This study used the responses from 120 senior public health officials in Nigeria and analyzed them with chi-square statistical technique. The results established low statistical aptitude, inadequate statistical training programmes, little/no emphasis on statistical literacy compared to computer literacy, amongst others. Consequently, it was recommended that these lapses be promptly addressed to enhance official executive performance in the establishments. Basic statistical data presentation typologies have been articulated in this study to serve as first-aid instructions to the target group, as they represent the contributions of eminent scholars in this area of intellectualism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Banking & Finance, Rivers State University of Science & Technology, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Prince Umor C
authors.initials: PU
authors.lastname: Agundu
mesh_terms: D000288:Administrative Personnel / Q000592:standards*; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003197:Computer Literacy; D003200:Computer User Training; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D005376:Financial Management; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D007318:Inservice Training; D015233:Models, Statistical; D009549:Nigeria; D011361:Professional Competence; D011635:Public Health Administration / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*