Email at CPU Every Student Gets a College Email Address

question 104

Essay

Email At CPU every student gets a college email address. Data collected by the college showed a negative association between student grades and the number of emails the student sent during the semester.
a. Briefly explain what "negative association" means in this context.
b. After seeing this study the college proposes trying to improve academic performance by
limiting the amount of email students can send through the college address. As a statistician, what do you think of this plan? Explain briefly.

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Definitions:

Interest Rate

The cost of borrowing money or the return on investment for savings and loans, expressed as a percentage of the principal.

Enduring Popularity

a state whereby something maintains widespread approval, support, or use over a long period.

Interest Rate

The piece of a loan accruing interest charges against the borrower, usually depicted as an annual percentage of the outstanding loan quantity.

Perfect Asset Market

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