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Chapter 1: Q 7. (page 8)

Ranking colleges Popular magazines rank colleges and universities on their “academic quality” in serving undergraduate students. Describe two categorical variables and two quantitative variables that you might record for each institution.

Short Answer

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Categorical Categories:

  • Range of staff-to-student ratios
  • average GPA

Quantitative Variables:

  • Average starting salary,
  • percentage of students employed after graduation

Step by step solution

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Step 1. Given information.

The given statement is:

In serving undergraduate students, popular magazines assess colleges and institutions based on their "academic quality."

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Step 2. Give examples of two categorical and two quantitative variables.

Variables that can be used to rate schools and universities according to academic quality include:

Variables in Categorical Categories: Range of staff-to-student ratios, average GPA

Quantitative Variables: Average starting salary, percentage of students employed after graduation

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