You Are a Claimsmaker Trying to Convince Others That Student

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Essay

You are a claimsmaker trying to convince others that student loans should be easier to obtain.You want to find out about public opinion on the issue but only have enough money to pay for either surveys or focus groups.Which would you choose and why?

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Definitions:

Constrained Resources

Resources in limited supply that restrict the ability of an organization to produce goods or services or achieve desired outcomes.

Linear Programming

A mathematical modeling technique used for optimization of a linear objective function, subject to linear equality and inequality constraints.

Sensitivity Analysis

A technique used to determine how different values of an independent variable will impact a particular dependent variable under a given set of assumptions.

Linear Programming

A mathematical method used for achieving the best outcome (such as maximum profit or lowest cost) in a mathematical model whose requirements are represented by linear relationships.