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ISBN: 9781260373752

Author: William Navidi Prof., Barry Monk Professor

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

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Chapter 2.4, Problem 13E

College degrees: Both of the following time-series plots present the percentage of U.S. adults who have earned college degrees during the years 2007â€”20 15.

Chapter 2.4, Problem 13E, College degrees: Both of the following time-series plots present the percentage of U.S. adults who

Which of the following statements is true and why?

The percentage of U.S. adults with college degrees increased slightly between 2007 and 2015.
The percentage of U.S. adults with college degrees increased considerably between 2007 and 2015.

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Solution Summary: The author explains that the percentage of U.S. adults with college degree increased slightly between 2007 and 2015. Option (i) is correct because graph (A) has the baseline at zero, therefore it is an accurate picture.

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