Dictionary
The Dictionary provides concise definitions of health economics terms, arranged alphabetically for quick reference. Use it to understand unfamiliar terminology or confirm the meaning of a specific term.
D
- Data Structure
- An organization of information designed to support efficient storage, access, modification, or processing by algorithms.
H
- Hash Table
- A dictionary data structure that uses a hash function to map keys to array positions, with a defined method for resolving collisions.
L
- Lookup Table
- A data structure storing precomputed values, such as mortality rates or unit costs, indexed for quick retrieval within a health economic model.
Q
- Queue
- A first-in, first-out data structure in which items are added at the tail and removed from the head.
S
- Stack
- A last-in, first-out data structure in which items are added and removed from the same end, called the top.
T
- Tree
- A hierarchical data structure organized from a root into parent?child subtrees; in graph theory, a tree is a connected undirected graph without cycles.