Statistics for Business & Economics, Revised (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781285846323
Author: David R. Anderson, Dennis J. Sweeney, Thomas A. Williams, Jeffrey D. Camm, James J. Cochran
Publisher: South-Western College Pub
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Chapter 1, Problem 5SE
Consider the data set in Table 1.7
- a. Compute the average endowment for the sample.
- b. Compute the average percentage of applicants admitted.
- c. What percentage of the schools have NCAA Division III varsity teams?
- d. What percentage of the schools have a City: Midsize campus setting?
TABLE 1.7 DATA FOR SEVEN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
School | State | Campus Setting | Endowment ($ billions) | % Applicants Admitted | NCAA Division |
Amherst College | Massachusetts | Town: Fringe | 1.7 | 18 | III |
Duke | North Carolina | City: Midsize | 5.9 | 21 | I-A |
Harvard University | Massachusetts | City: Midsize | 34.6 | 9 | I-AA |
Swarthmore College | Pennsylvania | Suburb: Large | 1.4 | 18 | III |
University of Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | City: Large | 6.6 | 18 | I-AA |
Williams College | Massachusetts | Town: Fringe | 1.9 | 18 | III |
Yale University | Connecticut | City: Midsize | 22.5 | 9 | I-AA |
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