A healthcare analyst observes that hospital readmission rates spike every January. Which analytical approach best determines if this is a seasonal pattern versus random variation?
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A
Run a chi-square test on January vs. other months
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B
Apply time-series decomposition to isolate seasonal components
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C
Calculate the mean readmission rate and compare January to it
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D
Use a scatter plot of readmissions over the 12 months